Title 22 — Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
74 chapters · 582 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 22-4001 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Agency” means the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, established pursuant to § 24-133 or, until that agency assumes its duties, the Trustee appointed under § 24-132(a). (2) “Attends school”…
D.C. Code § 22-4002 Registration period
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(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the registration period shall start when a disposition described in § 22-4001(3)(A) occurs and continue until the expiration of any time being served on probation, parole, supervised release, conditional release, or conva…
D.C. Code § 22-4003 Certification duties of the Superior Court
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(a) Upon a finding that a defendant committed a registration offense, the Court shall enter an order certifying that the defendant is a sex offender and that the defendant will be subject to registration for the period set forth in § 22-4002(a) or (b). The Court shall advise the …
D.C. Code § 22-4004 Dispute resolution procedures in the Superior Court
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(a)(1) A person, other than a person for whom a certification has been made under § 22-4003(a), may seek review of a determination by the Agency that the person is required to register or to register for life under this chapter if: (A) The determination depends on a finding or fi…
D.C. Code § 22-4005 Duties of the Department of Corrections
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(a) Immediately before the release into the community of a sex offender in its custody or under its supervision, or immediately before the transfer of a sex offender to a halfway house, whichever is earlier, the Department of Corrections shall notify the Agency of the sex offende…
D.C. Code § 22-4006 Duties of the Department of Mental Health
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(a) The Agency shall have the authority to notify the Department of Mental Health in writing of those sex offenders in the custody or under the supervision of the Department of Mental Health who are required to register pursuant to this chapter. (b) With respect to sex offenders …
D.C. Code § 22-4007 Registration functions of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
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(a) The Agency shall have the authority to adopt and implement procedures and requirements for the registration of sex offenders under this chapter. The procedures and requirements may include, but need not be limited to, requirements that a responsible officer or official shall:…
D.C. Code § 22-4008 Verification functions of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
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(a) The Agency shall have the authority to adopt and implement procedures and requirements for verification of address information and other information required for registration under this chapter. The procedures and requirements may include, but need not be limited to, requirem…
D.C. Code § 22-4009 Change of address or other information
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(a) The Agency shall have the authority to adopt and implement procedures and requirements for the reporting by sex offenders of changes in address and changes in other information required for registration. (b)(1) The Agency shall have the authority to notify the responsible reg…
D.C. Code § 22-4010 Maintenance and release of sex offender registration information by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
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(a) The Agency shall have the authority to maintain and operate the sex offender registry for the District of Columbia, including the authority to maintain the information obtained on sex offenders. (b) The Agency shall have the authority to enter the information obtained on sex …
D.C. Code § 22-4011 Community notification and education duties of the Metropolitan Police Department
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(a) The Metropolitan Police Department shall have the authority to release and disseminate the information obtained on sex offenders. The authorized activities of the Metropolitan Police Department under this section include, but are not limited to, active and passive notificatio…
D.C. Code § 22-4012 Interagency coordination
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(a) The Agency may request that any agency of the District of Columbia, of another state, or of the United States provide assistance in carrying out the functions described in this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, all agencies of the District of Columbia shall: (1) Hav…
D.C. Code § 22-4013 Immunity
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(a) The District of Columbia government and its agencies, officials, employees, and agents and the United States government and its agencies, officials, employees, and agents shall be immune from suit for any claim arising from any good faith act of omission under this chapter. (…
D.C. Code § 22-4014 Duties of sex offenders
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During the registration period, a sex offender shall, in the time and manner specified by the Agency: (1) Register with the Agency as a sex offender; (2) Provide any information required for registration, and cooperate in photographing and fingerprinting; (3) Report any change of…
D.C. Code § 22-4015 Penalties; mandatory release condition
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(a) Any sex offender who knowingly violates any requirement of this chapter, including any requirement adopted by the Agency pursuant to this chapter, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both. In the even…
D.C. Code § 22-4016 No change in age of consent; registration not required for offenses between consenting adults
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(a) This chapter does not change the age of consent for any sexual conduct under any law of the District of Columbia. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following do not constitute registration offenses: (1) Any sexual offense between consenting adults o…
D.C. Code § 22-4017 Freedom of Information Act exception
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Except for records made public according to the regulations promulgated by the Mayor pursuant to § 22-4011(g), no sex offender registration information shall be available as a public record under § 2-532.