{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1002","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1002","heading":"Complaint of criminal conduct.","body":"A petitioner has a right to seek relief under this subchapter. This right does not depend on the decision of the Attorney General, the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, or a prosecuting attorney in any jurisdiction to initiate or not to initiate a criminal or delinquency case or on the pendency or termination of a criminal or delinquency case involving the same parties or issues. Testimony of the respondent in any civil proceedings under this subchapter shall be inadmissible as evidence in a criminal trial or delinquency proceeding except in a prosecution for perjury or false statement.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10. Proceedings Regarding Intrafamily Offenses.","Subchapter I. Intrafamily Proceedings Generally."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1002","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"00fd361b9411ce6e09dfcdea376128d5866f904d3453f5a915f330eec90f3447","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1001","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}