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District of Columbia Code Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners. § 22-404. Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(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(b) Repealed.

(c) Repealed.

(d) Repealed.

(e) Repealed.

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