District of Columbia § 22-3227.02 Identity theft.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-3227.02 — Identity theft.

District of Columbia § 22-3227.02

Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.

Ch. 32Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.

Subch. III-CIdentity Theft.

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D.C. Code § 22-3227.02 (2026).

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A person commits the offense of identity theft if that person knowingly:

(1)Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent;

(2)Obtains, creates, or possesses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person with the intent to:

(A)Use the information to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or

(B)Give, sell, transmit, or transfer the information to a third person to facilitate the use of the information by that third person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or

(3)Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertai

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A person commits the offense of identity theft if that person knowingly:

(1) Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent;

(2) Obtains, creates, or possesses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person with the intent to:

(A) Use the information to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or

(B) Give, sell, transmit, or transfer the information to a third person to facilitate the use of the information by that third person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or

(3) Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person, without that person’s consent, to:

(A) Identify himself or herself at the time of his or her arrest;

(B) Facilitate or conceal his or her commission of a crime; or

(C) Avoid detection, apprehension, or prosecution for a crime.

Legislative History

Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 127b; as added Mar. 27, 2004, D.C. Law 15-106, § 2(c), 50 DCR 9809; Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 214(j), 56 DCR 7413