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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Correctional facility” means any building or group of buildings and concomitant services operated as a single management unit by the Department of Corrections, or a similar federal, state, county, or local government agency, or a contractor to such an agency, for the purpose of housing and providing services to persons ordered confined pending trial or sentencing, or incarcerated following sentencing for a violation of law.
(2) “Gun offender” means a person:
(A) Convicted at any time of a gun offense in the District;
(B) Convicted at any time of a gun offense who resides in the District within the registration period established pursuant to § 7-2508.02; or
(C) Who has as a mandatory condition of release a registration requirement in the District pursuant to § 7-2508.04(f).
(3) “Gun offense” means:
(A) A conviction for the sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, acquisition, possession, use, manufacture, carrying, transportation, registration, or licensing of a firearm under Chapter 45 of Title 22, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses;
(B) A conviction for violating § 7-2502.01, § 7-2504.01, § 7-2505.01, § 7-2506.01, or § 7-2509.06, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of those offenses;
(B-i) A conviction for a firearms-related violation of the provisions in § 22-402 (assault with a dangerous weapon), § 22-2603.02 (unlawful possession of contraband), or § 22-2803(b) (carjacking); or
(C) Violations in other jurisdictions of any offense with an element that involves the violations listed in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (B-i) of this paragraph.
(4) “Resides” means to stay overnight in the District of Columbia for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days in any calendar year.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 7-2508.01. Definitions. - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/dc/division-i-government-of-district/dc-code-sect-7-2508-01/
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