District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-3252 — Blackmail.

District of Columbia·Title 22 Criminal Offenses and Penalties.·Ch. 32 Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.·Subch. VI Extortion.
(a)A person commits the offense of blackmail when that person, with intent to obtain property of another or to cause another to do or refrain from doing any act, threatens to:
(1)Accuse another person of a crime;
(2)Expose a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject another person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, embarrassment, or other injury to reputation;
(3)Impair the reputation of another person, including a deceased person;
(4)Distribute a photograph, video, or audio recording, whether authentic or inauthentic, tending to subject another person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, embarrassment, or other injury to reputation; or
(5)Notify a federal, state, or local government agency or official of, or publicize, another person's immi

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Related

In re Fabrizio
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2022)

Legislative History

Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 152, 29 DCR 3976; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 205(u), 60 DCR 2064

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