District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-303 — Malicious burning, destruction, or injury of another’s property.
District of Columbia § 22-303
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D.C. Code § 22-303 (2026).
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Whoever maliciously injures or breaks or destroys, or attempts to injure or break or destroy, by fire or otherwise, any public or private property, whether real or personal, not his or her own, of the value of $1,000 or more, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, and if the property has some value shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1327, ch. 854, § 848; Aug. 12, 1937, 50 Stat. 629, ch. 599; Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1307, Pub. L. 89-347, § 1; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 2(e), 41 DCR 1639; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(c), 41 DCR 2608; June 3, 2011, D.C. Law 18-377, § 7, 58 DCR 1174; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(k), 60 DCR 2064
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