D.C. Code § 22-3227.02: Identity theft.

A person commits the offense of identity theft if that person knowingly:

(1)

Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent;

(2)

Obtains, creates, or possesses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person with the intent to:

(A)

Use the information to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or

(B)

Give, sell, transmit, or transfer the information to a third person to facilitate the use of the information by that third person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, property fraudulently and without that person’s consent; or

(3)

Uses personal identifying information belonging to or pertaining to another person, without that person’s consent, to:

(A)

Identify himself or herself at the time of his or her arrest;

(B)

Facilitate or conceal his or her commission of a crime; or

(C)

Avoid detection, apprehension, or prosecution for a crime.