District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-401 — Assault with intent to kill, rob, or poison, or to commit first degree sexual abuse, second degree sexual abuse or child sexual abuse.
District of Columbia § 22-401
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 4Assault; Mayhem; Threats.
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D.C. Code § 22-401 (2026).
Text
Every person convicted of any assault with intent to kill or to commit first degree sexual abuse, second degree sexual abuse, or child sexual abuse, or to commit robbery, or mingling poison with food, drink, or medicine with intent to kill, or wilfully poisoning any well, spring, or cistern of water, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 2 years or more than 15 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 .
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1321, ch. 854, § 803; Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 736, Pub. L. 90-226, title VI, § 601; May 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-257, § 401(b)(2), 42 DCR 53; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 303(d), 60 DCR 2064
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