Title 22 — Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
74 chapters · 582 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 22-401 Assault with intent to kill, rob, or poison, or to commit first degree sexual abuse, second degree sexual abuse or child sexual abuse
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Every person convicted of any assault with intent to kill or to commit first degree sexual abuse, second degree sexual abuse, or child sexual abuse, or to commit robbery, or mingling poison with food, drink, or medicine with intent to kill, or wilfully poisoning any well, spring,…
D.C. Code § 22-402 Assault with intent to commit mayhem or with dangerous weapon
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Every person convicted of an assault with intent to commit mayhem, or of an assault with a dangerous weapon, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 10 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than …
D.C. Code § 22-403 Assault with intent to commit any other offense
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Whoever assaults another with intent to commit any other offense which may be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the am…
D.C. Code § 22-404 Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking
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(a)(1) Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both. (2) Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, and inten…
D.C. Code § 22-404.01 Aggravated assault
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(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault if: (1) By any means, that person knowingly or purposely causes serious bodily injury to another person; or (2) Under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, that person intentionally or knowingly engage…
D.C. Code § 22-404.02 Assault on a public vehicle inspection officer
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(a) A person commits the offense of assault on a public vehicle inspection officer if that person assaults, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with a public vehicle inspection officer while that officer is engaged in or on account of the performance of his or her official duties…
D.C. Code § 22-404.03 Aggravated assault on a public vehicle inspection officer
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(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault on a public vehicle inspection officer if that person assaults, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with a public vehicle inspection officer while that officer is engaged in or on account of the performance of his or her offi…
D.C. Code § 22-405 Assault on member of police force, campus or university special police, or fire department
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “law enforcement officer” means any officer or member of any police force operating and authorized to act in the District of Columbia, including any reserve officer or designated civilian employee of the Metropolitan Police Departmen…
D.C. Code § 22-406 Mayhem or maliciously disfiguring
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Every person convicted of mayhem or of maliciously disfiguring another shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01.
D.C. Code § 22-407 Threats to do bodily harm
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Whoever is convicted in the District of threats to do bodily harm shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, in addition thereto, or in lieu thereof, may be required to give bond to keep the peace for a pe…
D.C. Code § 22-408 Penalty for assaulting, beating, or fighting on account of money won by gaming
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Repealed Repealed.