{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1024","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1024","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\nA person who violates any provision of § 16-1022 and who takes the child to a place within the District, or detains or conceals the child within the District of Columbia is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to fine not exceeding $250 or performance of community service not exceeding 240 hours, or both.\n\n(b)\nA person who violates any provision of § 16-1022 and who takes the child to a place outside the District or detains or conceals the child outside the District shall be punished as follows:\n(1)\nIf the child is out of the custody of the lawful custodian for not more than 30 days, the person is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisonment for 6 months, or both, except that if the person releases the child without injury in a safe place prior to arrest, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $250, or performance of community service not exceeding 240 hours, or imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or a combination of all three.\n(2)\nIf the child is out of the custody of the lawful custodian for more than 30 days, the person is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisonment for 1 year, or both, except that if the person releases the child without injury in a safe place prior to arrest, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or both.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10. Proceedings Regarding Intrafamily Offenses.","Subchapter II. Parental Kidnapping."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1024","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"701c1ef62e7c5c323d4a8a4ffe8a0c55a70d57272c08610b15156cc8318c7264","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1023","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}