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Subchapter I - General Provisions
§ 22–3201. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Appropriate”...
§ 22–3202. Aggregation of amounts received to determine grade of offense - Amounts or property received pursuant to a single scheme or...
§ 22–3203. Consecutive sentences - (a) A person may be convicted of any combination of...
§ 22–3204. Case referral - For the purposes of this chapter, in cases involving more...
Subchapter II - Theft; Related Offenses
§ 22–3211. Theft - (a) For the purpose of this section, the term “wrongfully...
§ 22–3212. Penalties for theft - (a) Theft in the first degree. — Any person convicted...
§ 22–3213. Shoplifting - (a) A person commits the offense of shoplifting if, with...
§ 22–3214. Commercial piracy - (a) For the purpose of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 22–3214.01. Deceptive labeling - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 22–3214.02. Unlawful operation of a recording device in a motion picture theater - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 22–3215. Unauthorized use of motor vehicles - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “motor...
§ 22–3216. Taking property without right - A person commits the offense of taking property without right...
Subchapter II-A - Theft of Utility Service
§ 22–3218.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Company”...
§ 22–3218.02. Unlawful acts - Unless a person shall be authorized, or employed by, a...
§ 22–3218.03. Presumptions and rebuttal evidence - (a) The presence of a connection, wire, conductor, meter alteration,...
§ 22–3218.04. Penalties for violation - (a) A person who violates § 22-3218.02 shall be guilty...
Subchapter III - Fraud; Related Offenses
§ 22–3221. Fraud - (a) Fraud in the first degree. — A person commits...
§ 22–3222. Penalties for fraud - (a) Fraud in the first degree. — (1) Any person...
§ 22–3223. Credit card fraud - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “credit...
§ 22–3224. Fraudulent registration - (a) A person commits the offense of fraudulent registration if,...
§ 22–3224.01. Jurisdiction - An offense under this subchapter shall be deemed to be...
Subchapter III-A - Insurance Fraud
§ 22–3225.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Business...
§ 22–3225.02. Insurance fraud in the first degree - A person commits the offense of insurance fraud in the...
§ 22–3225.03. Insurance fraud in the second degree - A person commits the offense of insurance fraud in the...
§ 22–3225.03a. Misdemeanor insurance fraud - A person commits the offense of misdemeanor insurance fraud if...
§ 22–3225.04. Penalties - (a) Any person convicted of insurance fraud in the first...
§ 22–3225.05. Restitution - (a) In addition to the penalties provided under § 22-3225.04,...
§ 22–3225.06. Indemnity - An insurer shall not be liable for the following: (1)...
§ 22–3225.07. Practitioners - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the offenses of...
§ 22–3225.08. Investigation and report of insurance fraud - (a) Based upon a reasonable belief, an insurer, insurance professional,...
§ 22–3225.09. Insurance fraud prevention and detection - (a) Within 6 months of April 27, 1999, every insurer...
§ 22–3225.10. Regulations - The Commissioner may promulgate regulations deemed necessary by the Commissioner...
§ 22–3225.11. Limited law enforcement authority - (a) The Commissioner shall have the power to issue and...
§ 22–3225.12. Annual anti-fraud activity reporting requirement - Each insurer and health maintenance organization licensed in the District...
§ 22–3225.13. Immunity - No person shall be subject to civil liability or criminal...
§ 22–3225.14. Prohibition of solicitation - (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,...
§ 22–3225.15. Jurisdiction - An offense under this subchapter shall be deemed to be...
Subchapter III-B - Telephone Fraud
§ 22–3226.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Applicant”...
§ 22–3226.02. Application for a certificate of registration of telephone solicitor - (a) No person shall transact any business as a telephone...
§ 22–3226.03. Surety bond requirements for telephone solicitors - (a) The application for registration or renewal shall be accompanied...
§ 22–3226.04. Security alternative to surety bonds - (a) An applicant required under this subchapter to file a...
§ 22–3226.05. Exemptions - (a) A telephone solicitor shall be exempt from the registration...
§ 22–3226.06. Unlawful acts and practices - (a) A telephone solicitor commits the offense of telephone solicitation...
§ 22–3226.07. Deceptive acts and practices prohibited - (a) It is a deceptive telemarketing act or practice for...
§ 22–3226.08. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices - It is an abusive telemarketing act or practice and violation...
§ 22–3226.09. Civil penalties - (a) The following penalties may be imposed in addition to...
§ 22–3226.10. Criminal penalties - Any telephone solicitor who violates § 22-3226.06 and obtains property...
§ 22–3226.11. Private right of action - (a) Any consumer injured as a result of a violation...
§ 22–3226.12. Statute of limitations period - Claims for damages or compensation under this subchapter shall be...
§ 22–3226.13. Task force to combat fraud - (a) The Mayor shall form a task force for the...
§ 22–3226.14. Fraud Prevention Fund. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 126n; as...
§ 22–3226.15. General disclosures - (a) Within the first 30 seconds of a telephone call,...
Subchapter III-C - Identity Theft
§ 22–3227.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Financial...
§ 22–3227.02. Identity theft - A person commits the offense of identity theft if that...
§ 22–3227.03. Penalties for identity theft - (a) Identity theft in the first degree. — Any person...
§ 22–3227.04. Restitution - When a person is convicted of identity theft, the court...
§ 22–3227.05. Correction of public records - (a) When a person is convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or found...
§ 22–3227.06. Jurisdiction - The offense of identity theft shall be deemed to be...
§ 22–3227.07. Limitations - Obtaining, creating, possessing, and using a person’s personal identifying information...
§ 22–3227.08. Police reports - The Metropolitan Police Department shall make a report of each...
Subchapter IV - Stolen Property
§ 22–3231. Trafficking in stolen property - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “traffics”...
§ 22–3232. Receiving stolen property - (a) A person commits the offense of receiving stolen property...
§ 22–3233. Altering or removing motor vehicle identification numbers - (a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly remove,...
§ 22–3234. Altering or removing bicycle identification numbers - (a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly remove,...
Subchapter V - Forgery
§ 22–3241. Forgery - (a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1)...
§ 22–3242. Penalties for forgery - (a) Any person convicted of forgery shall be fined not...
Subchapter VI - Extortion
§ 22–3251. Extortion - (a) A person commits the offense of extortion if: (1)...
§ 22–3252. Blackmail - (a) A person commits the offense of blackmail when that...