District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-3221 — Fraud.
District of Columbia § 22-3221
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 32Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.
Subch. IIIFraud; Related Offenses.
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D.C. Code § 22-3221 (2026).
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(a)A person commits the offense of fraud in the first degree if that person engages in a scheme or systematic course of conduct with intent to defraud or to obtain property of another by means of a false or fraudulent pretense, representation, or promise and thereby obtains property of another or causes another to lose property.
(b)A person commits the offense of fraud in the second degree if that person engages in a scheme or systematic course of conduct with intent to defraud or to obtain property of another by means of a false or fraudulent pretense, representation, or promise.
(c)Fraud may be committed by means of false promise as to future performance which the accused does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed. An intent or knowledge shall not be established by th
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Legislative History
Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 121, 29 DCR 3976
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