D.C. Code § 22-404: Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking.

(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Repealed.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Repealed.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Repealed.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Repealed.