Title 22 — Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
74 chapters · 582 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 22-4329 Inspection of business or vocational establishments requiring a license or permit or any vehicle, boat, market box, market stall or cold storage plant, during business hours
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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…
D.C. Code § 22-4330 Seizure of hunting and fishing equipment; sale at public auction and disposal of proceeds; disposal of property not sold at auction; payment of valid liens after sale
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4331 Penalties; prosecutions
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4332 Delegation of functions by Secretary of the Interior and Mayor; Council to make regulations; “Mayor” and “Secretary of the Interior” defined
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4333 Existing authority of Secretary of the Interior not impaired
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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…
D.C. Code § 22-4401 Harbor regulations; authority vested in Council; compliance with federal law required; District and federal statutes and regulations supplemented
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D.C. Code § 22-4402 Throwing or depositing matter in Potomac River
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4403 Deposits of deleterious matter in Rock Creek or Potomac River
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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 …
D.C. Code § 22-4404 Penalties for violation of § 22-4403
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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.
D.C. Code § 22-4501 Definitions
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4502 Additional penalty for committing crime when armed
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4502.01 Gun free zones; enhanced penalty
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4503 Unlawful possession of firearm
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4503.01 Unlawful discharge of a firearm
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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…
D.C. Code § 22-4503.02 Prohibition of firearms from public or private property
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(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; …
D.C. Code § 22-4504 Carrying concealed weapons; possession of weapons during commission of crime of violence; penalty
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4504.01 Authority to carry firearm in certain places and for certain purposes
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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 …
D.C. Code § 22-4504.02 Lawful transportation of firearms
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4505 Exceptions to § 22-4504
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(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…
D.C. Code § 22-4506 Issue of a license to carry a pistol
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(a) The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (“Chief”) may, upon the application of a person having a bona fide residence or place of business within the District of Columbia, or of a person having a bona fide residence or place of business within the United States and a l…
D.C. Code § 22-4507 Certain sales of pistols prohibited
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No person shall within the District of Columbia sell any pistol to a person who he or she has reasonable cause to believe is not of sound mind, or is forbidden by § 22-4503 to possess a pistol [now “firearm”], or, except when the relation of parent and child or guardian and ward …
D.C. Code § 22-4508 Transfers of firearms regulated
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No seller shall within the District of Columbia deliver a firearm to the purchaser thereof until 10 days shall have elapsed from the date of the purchase thereof, except in the case of sales to marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, policemen, or other duly…
D.C. Code § 22-4509 Dealers of weapons to be licensed
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No retail dealer shall within the District of Columbia sell or expose for sale or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, any pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or blackjack without being licensed as provided in § 22-4510. No wholesale dealer shall, within the Dis…
D.C. Code § 22-4510 Licenses of weapons dealers; records; by whom granted; conditions
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(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia may, in his or her discretion, grant licenses and may prescribe the form thereof, effective for not more than 1 year from date of issue, permitting the licensee to sell pistols, machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, and blackjacks at retail w…
D.C. Code § 22-4511 False information in purchase of weapons prohibited
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No person shall, in purchasing a pistol or in applying for a license to carry the same, or in purchasing a machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or blackjack within the District of Columbia, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.
D.C. Code § 22-4512 Alteration of identifying marks of weapons prohibited
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No person shall within the District of Columbia change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer’s number, or other mark or identification on any pistol, machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun. Possession of any pistol, machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun …
D.C. Code § 22-4513 Exceptions
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Except as provided in § 22-4502, § 22-4504(b), and § 22-4514(b), this chapter shall not apply to toy or antique pistols unsuitable for use as firearms.
D.C. Code § 22-4514 Possession of certain dangerous weapons prohibited; exceptions
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(a) No person shall within the District of Columbia possess any machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, knuckles, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot, sand club, sandbag, switchblade knife, nor any instrument, attachment, or appliance for caus…
D.C. Code § 22-4515 Penalties
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Any violation of any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is specifically provided shall be punished by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
D.C. Code § 22-4515a Manufacture, transfer, use, possession, or transportation of Molotov cocktails, or other explosives for unlawful purposes, prohibited; definitions; penalties
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(a) No person shall within the District of Columbia manufacture, transfer, use, possess, or transport a molotov cocktail. As used in this subsection, the term “molotov cocktail” means: (1) a breakable container containing flammable liquid and having a wick or a similar device cap…
D.C. Code § 22-4516 Severability
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If any part of this chapter is for any reason declared void, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 22-4517 Dangerous articles; definition; taking and destruction; procedure
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(a) As used in this section, the term “dangerous article” means: (1) Any weapon such as a pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, blackjack, slingshot, sandbag, or metal knuckles; or (2) Any instrument, attachment, or appliance for causing the firing of any firearms to be silent …
D.C. Code § 22-4601 Embezzlement of property of District
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D.C. Code § 22-4602 Embezzlement by agent, attorney, clerk, servant, or agent of a corporation
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D.C. Code § 22-4603 Embezzlement of note not delivered
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D.C. Code § 22-4604 Receiving embezzled property
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D.C. Code § 22-4605 Embezzlement by carriers and innkeepers
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D.C. Code § 22-4606 Embezzlement by warehouseman, factor, storage, forwarding, or commission merchant
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D.C. Code § 22-4607 Violations of §§ 22-4602 to 22-4606 where value of property less than $100
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D.C. Code § 22-4608 Conversion by commission merchant, consignee, person selling goods on commission, and auctioneers
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D.C. Code § 22-4609 Embezzlement by mortgagor of personal property in possession
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D.C. Code § 22-4610 Embezzlement by executors and other fiduciaries
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D.C. Code § 22-4611 Taking property without right
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D.C. Code § 22-4701 Grand larceny
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D.C. Code § 22-4702 Petit larceny; order of restitution
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D.C. Code § 22-4703 Larceny after trust
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D.C. Code § 22-4704 Unauthorized use of vehicles
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D.C. Code § 22-4704a Theft from vehicles
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D.C. Code § 22-4705 Receiving stolen goods
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D.C. Code § 22-4706 Stealing property of District
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