District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-2801 — Robbery.

District of Columbia § 22-2801
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 28Robbery.

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D.C. Code § 22-2801 (2026).

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Whoever by force or violence, whether against resistance or by sudden or stealthy seizure or snatching, or by putting in fear, shall take from the person or immediate actual possession of another anything of value, is guilty of robbery, and any person convicted thereof shall suffer imprisonment for not less than 2 years nor more than 15 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 .

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Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1322, ch. 854, § 810; Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 737, Pub. L. 90-226, title VI, § 603; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 303(h), 60 DCR 2064

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