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.
(July 8, 1932, 47 Stat. 654, ch. 465, § 15; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 240(c), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 22-3215.
1973 Ed., § 22-3215.
This section is referenced in § 22-4504 and § 22-4514.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “not more than $1,000”.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6(b) of Sentencing Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-2, February 2, 2001, 48 DCR 2239).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 6(b) of Sentencing Reform Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-51, May 2, 2001, 48 DCR 4370).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 240(c) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 45 - Weapons and Possession of Weapons
§ 22–4502. Additional penalty for committing crime when armed
§ 22–4502.01. Gun free zones; enhanced penalty
§ 22–4503. Unlawful possession of firearm
§ 22–4503.01. Unlawful discharge of a firearm
§ 22–4503.02. Prohibition of firearms from public or private property
§ 22–4504.01. Authority to carry firearm in certain places and for certain purposes
§ 22–4504.02. Lawful transportation of firearms
§ 22–4505. Exceptions to § 22-4504
§ 22–4506. Issue of a license to carry a pistol
§ 22–4507. Certain sales of pistols prohibited
§ 22–4508. Transfers of firearms regulated
§ 22–4509. Dealers of weapons to be licensed
§ 22–4510. Licenses of weapons dealers; records; by whom granted; conditions
§ 22–4511. False information in purchase of weapons prohibited
§ 22–4512. Alteration of identifying marks of weapons prohibited
§ 22–4514. Possession of certain dangerous weapons prohibited; exceptions
§ 22–4517. Dangerous articles; definition; taking and destruction; procedure