{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-708","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-708","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who, at the time of the mailing, is not a government employee and who mails or attempts to mail materials, documents, or other items as official mail shall be fined an amount not exceeding $100 or confined for a term not exceeding 1 year.\n\n(b)\nAny person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or confined for a term not exceeding 1 year, plus double the amount of money incidental to the unlawful mailing.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 7. Official Correspondence."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-708","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"32449fcd2658b0a9e000eadba93f0fde813a642c8733b9c2a3b863a1030ea281","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-707","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}