{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1006","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1006","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"A petitioner may file a petition for protection under this subchapter if:\n\n(1)\nThe petitioner resides, lives, works, or attends school in the District of Columbia:\n\n(2)\nThe petitioner is under the legal custody of a District government agency; or\n\n(3)\nThe underlying offense occurred in the District of Columbia.","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/16-1006","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2498d61ad679f0af4ed5d61b6ecf6312232547544f2a5463be271c6f4043b10c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1005","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}