Title 22, Criminal Offenses and Penalties.

(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:…

(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…

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(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…

(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. (…

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…

(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…

(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…

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.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Actual innocence” or “actually innocent” means that the person did not commit the crime of which he or she was convicted. (2) “Biological material” means the contents of a sexual assault examination kit, bodily fluids (including, b…

(a) Prior to trial for or the entry of a plea to a crime of violence, the defendant shall be informed in open court of physical evidence seized or recovered in the investigation or prosecution of the case which may contain biological material and of the results of any DNA testing…

(a) A person in custody pursuant to the judgment of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a crime of violence may, at any time after conviction or adjudication as a delinquent, apply to the court for DNA testing of biological material that: (1) Was seized or recovere…

(a) Law enforcement agencies shall preserve biological material that was seized or recovered as evidence in the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the conviction or adjudication as a delinquent for a crime of violence and not consumed in previous DNA testing for 5 year…

(a) A person convicted of a criminal offense in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may move the court to vacate the conviction or to grant a new trial on grounds of actual innocence based on new evidence. (b) Notwithstanding the time limits in any other provision of l…

(a) The following criminal offenses shall be qualifying offenses for the purposes of DNA collection under the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, approved December 19, 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-546; 114 Stat. 2726) [42 U.S.C. §§ 14135-14135e]: (1) Any felony; (2) Any offens…

There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute of Justice in each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1998) such sums as may be necessary for the following activities: (1) Research and demonstration projects, evaluations, and technical assistance to assess …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Criminal Justice Coordinating Council” or “CJCC” means the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District of Columbia that was established by and has been operating pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement dated May 28, 1998…

There is established as an independent agency within the District of Columbia government the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

(a) The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall include the following members: (1) Mayor, District of Columbia (Chair); (2) Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia; (3) Chairperson, Judiciary Committee, Council of the District of Columbia; (4) Chief Judge, Superior Cour…

(a) The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall: (1) Make recommendations concerning the coordination of the activities and the mobilization of the resources of the member agencies in improving public safety in, and the criminal justice system of, the District of Columbia; (2…

(a) There are authorized such funds as may be necessary to support the CJCC. (b) The CJCC is authorized to hire staff and to obtain appropriate office space, equipment, materials, and services necessary to carry out its responsibilities. (b-1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Un…

Each of the individuals described in subsection (b) is authorized to serve on the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, participate in the Council’s activities, and take such other actions as may be necessary to carry out the individual’s duties as a member …

Not later than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall prepare and submit to the President, Congress, and each of the entities of the District of Columbia government and federal government whose representat…

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for a federal contribution to the District of Columbia to cover the costs incurred by the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

In this subchapter, the term “District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council” means the entity established by the Council of the District of Columbia under subchapter I of this chapter.

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to restrict, prohibit, regulate, and control hunting and fishing and the taking, possession, and sale of wild animals in the District; provided, that the District assents to the provisions of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res…

Authorized officers and employees of the government of the United States or of the government of the District of Columbia are, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated by the Council of the District of Columbia under the authorit…

(a) All rifles, shotguns, ammunition, bows, arrows, traps, seines, nets, boats, and other devices of every nature or description used by any person within the District of Columbia when engaged in killing, ensnaring, trapping, or capturing any wild bird, wild mammal, or fish contr…

(a) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter, or any regulation made pursuant to this chapter, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both. (b) Prosecutions for violations of this chapter, o…

(a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Mayor, respectively, are authorized to delegate any of the functions to be performed by them under the authority of this chapter. (b) The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized to make such regulations as may be necessary to ca…

Nothing in this chapter or in any regulation promulgated by the Council of the District of Columbia under the authority of this chapter shall in any way impair the existing authority of the Secretary of the Interior to control and manage fish and wildlife on the land and waters i…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any wharf or dock, any master or captain of any vessel, or any person or persons to cast, throw, drop, or deposit any stone, gravel, sand, ballast, dirt, oyster shells, or ashes in the water in any part of the Potomac River or…

No person shall allow any tar, oil, ammoniacal liquor, or other waste products of any gas works or works engaged in using such products, or any waste product whatever of any mechanical, chemical, manufacturing, or refining establishment to flow into or be deposited in Rock Creek …

Any person who shall violate any provision of § 22-4403 shall for each such offense be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Crime of violence” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 23-1331(4). (2) “Dangerous crime” means distribution of or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. For the purposes of this definition, the te…

(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, or a dangerous crime in the District of Columbia when armed with or having readily available any pistol or other firearm (or imitation thereof) or other dangerous or deadly weapon (including a sawed-off shotgun, shotgun, machine gun…

(a) All areas within, 1000 feet of an appropriately identified public or private day care center, elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, college, junior college, or university, or any public swimming pool, playground, video arcade, youth center, or public library…

(a) No person shall own or keep a firearm, or have a firearm in his or her possession or under his or her control, within the District of Columbia, if the person: (1) Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (2) Is not l…

Except as otherwise permitted by law, including legitimate self-defense, no firearm shall be discharged or set off in the District of Columbia without a special written permit from the Chief of Police issued pursuant to Section 1 of Article 9 of the Police Regulations of the Dist…

(a) The District of Columbia may prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on its property and any property under its control. (b) Private persons or entities owning property in the District of Columbia may prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on their property; …

(a) No person shall carry within the District of Columbia either openly or concealed on or about their person, a pistol, without a license issued pursuant to District of Columbia law, or any deadly or dangerous weapon. Whoever violates this section shall be punished as provided i…

Notwithstanding any other law, a person holding a valid registration for a firearm may carry the firearm: (1) Within the registrant’s home; (2) While it is being used for lawful recreational purposes; (3) While it is kept at the registrant’s place of business; or (4) While it is …

(a) Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by the law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be permitted to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm to any other place where he may lawful…

(a) The provisions of §§ 22-4504(a) and 22-4504(a-1) shall not apply to: (1) Marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens, or their deputies, policemen or other duly appointed law enforcement officers, including special agents of the Office of Tax and Revenue, authorized in writing…