District of Columbia § 22-1405 False personation of inspector of departments of District.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-1405 — False personation of inspector of departments of District.

District of Columbia § 22-1405

Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.

Ch. 14False Pretenses; False Personation.

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D.C. Code § 22-1405 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful for any person in the District of Columbia to falsely represent himself or herself as being an inspector of the Department of Human Services of said District, or an inspector of any department of the District government; and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for the 1st offense, and for each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisonment in the Jail of the District not exceeding 6 months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

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It shall be unlawful for any person in the District of Columbia to falsely represent himself or herself as being an inspector of the Department of Human Services of said District, or an inspector of any department of the District government; and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for the 1st offense, and for each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , or imprisonment in the Jail of the District not exceeding 6 months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Legislative History

Mar. 2, 1897, 29 Stat. 619, ch. 364; Apr. 1, 1942, 56 Stat. 190, ch. 207, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a); June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 218, 60 DCR 2064