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

D.C. Code § 22-3133: Stalking.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
  2. Chapter 31A. Stalking.

(a)

It is unlawful for a person to purposefully engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific individual:

(1)

With the intent to cause that individual to:

(A)

Fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person;

(B)

Feel seriously alarmed, disturbed, or frightened; or

(C)

Suffer emotional distress;

(2)

That the person knows would cause that individual reasonably to:

(A)

Fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person;

(B)

Feel seriously alarmed, disturbed, or frightened; or

(C)

Suffer emotional distress; or

(3)

That the person should have known would cause a reasonable person in the individual’s circumstances to:

(A)

Fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person;

(B)

Feel seriously alarmed, disturbed, or frightened; or

(C)

Suffer emotional distress.

(b)

This section does not apply to constitutionally protected activity.

(c)

Where a single act is of a continuing nature, each 24-hour period constitutes a separate occasion.

(d)

The conduct on each of the occasions need not be the same as it is on the others.

Collected 2026-08-29T05:44:07Z. Source file · JSON

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