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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 22-3019: No immunity from prosecution for spouses or domestic partners.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
  2. Chapter 30. Sexual Abuse.
  3. Subchapter II. Sex Offenses.

No actor is immune from prosecution under any section of this subchapter because of marriage, domestic partnership, or cohabitation with the victim; provided, that marriage or the domestic partnership of the parties may be asserted as an affirmative defense in prosecution under this subchapter where it is expressly so provided.

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