District of Columbia § 22-404 Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-404 — Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking.

District of Columbia § 22-404

Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.

Ch. 4Assault; Mayhem; Threats.

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D.C. Code § 22-404 (2026).

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(1)Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.

(2)Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, and intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes significant bodily injury to another shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.

(3)For the purposes of this section, the term "significant bodily injury" means:

(A)An injury that, to prevent long-term physical damage or to abate severe pain, requires hospitalization or medical treatment beyond what a layperson can personally administer;

(B)A fracture of a bone;

(C)A laceration fo

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(1) Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.

(2) Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, and intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes significant bodily injury to another shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the term "significant bodily injury" means:

(A) An injury that, to prevent long-term physical damage or to abate severe pain, requires hospitalization or medical treatment beyond what a layperson can personally administer;

(B) A fracture of a bone;

(C) A laceration for which the victim required stitches, sutures, staples, or closed-skin adhesives, or a laceration that is at least one inch in length and at least one quarter of an inch in depth;

(D) A burn of at least second degree severity;

(E) Any loss of consciousness;

(F) A traumatic brain injury; or

(G) An injury where medical testing, beyond what a layperson can personally administer, was performed to ascertain whether there was an injury described in subparagraphs (A)-(F) of this paragraph.

(b) Repealed.

(c) Repealed.

(d) Repealed.

(e) Repealed.

Legislative History

Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1322, ch. 854, § 806; May 8, 1993, D.C. Law 9-269,§ 2, 39 DCR 9014; Nov. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 10-53, § 2, 40 DCR 5446; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(d), 41 DCR 2608; May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-255, § 16, 41 DCR 5193; June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-275, § 3, 44 DCR 1408; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-306, § 207, 53 DCR 8610; Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 302, 56 DCR 7413; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(c), 60 DCR 2064; Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1322, ch. 854, § 806d