It is unlawful for an individual or business knowingly to destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate, or possess any actual or purported government identification document, including a passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported document, of any person to prevent or restrict, or attempt to prevent or restrict, without lawful authority, the person’s liberty to move or travel in order to maintain the labor or services of that person.
(Oct. 23, 2010, D.C. Law 18-239, § 105, 57 DCR 5405.)
This section is referenced in § 14-311, § 22-1836, § 22-1837, and § 22-1840.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 18A - Human Trafficking
§ 22–1833. Trafficking in labor or commercial sex acts
§ 22–1834. Sex trafficking of children
§ 22–1835. Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of human trafficking
§ 22–1836. Benefitting financially from human trafficking
§ 22–1839. Reputation or opinion evidence
§ 22–1841. Data collection and dissemination
§ 22–1843. Public posting of human trafficking hotline
§ 22–1844. Motion to vacate conviction or expunge criminal records for victims of trafficking