District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-3312.02 — Defacement of certain symbols; display of certain emblems.
District of Columbia § 22-3312.02
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 33Trespass; Injuries to Property.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-3312.02 (2026).
Text
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, desecrate, mar, deface, or damage a religious or secular symbol, or to place or display a sign, mark, symbol, impression, or other emblem, including a Nazi swastika, noose, or real or simulated burning cross, on the private property of another, without the permission of the owner or the owner's designee, or on public property, where the person acts reckless to the fact that a reasonable person would perceive that the intent of the person acting is to:
(1)Deprive a person or class of persons of equal protection under federal or District law;
(2)Hinder or interfere with, or retaliate for, a person's exercise of any right secured by federal or District law;
(3)Threaten to injure, break, or destroy a person's property or harm a perso
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Related
Lee Carrell v. United States (Revised Version)
165 A.3d 314 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2017)
Legislative History
Mar. 10, 1983, D.C. Law 4-203, § 3, 30 DCR 180; May 15, 2009, D.C. Law 17-390, § 2, 55 DCR 11030
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 22-3312.02, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/22-3312.02.