{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3002","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-3002","heading":"First degree sexual abuse.","body":"(a)\nA person shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, and in addition, may be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, if that person engages in or causes another person to engage in or submit to a sexual act in the following manner:\n(1)\nBy using force against that other person;\n(2)\nBy threatening or placing that other person in reasonable fear that any person will be subjected to death, bodily injury, or kidnapping;\n(3)\nAfter rendering that other person unconscious; or\n(4)\nAfter administering to that other person by force or threat of force, or without the knowledge or permission of that other person, a drug, intoxicant, or other similar substance that substantially impairs the ability of that other person to appraise or control his or her conduct.\n\n(b)\nThe court may impose a prison sentence in excess of 30 years only in accordance with § 22-3020 or § 24-403.01(b-2). For purposes of imprisonment following revocation of release authorized by § 24-403.01(b)(7), the offense defined by this section is a Class A felony.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 30. Sexual Abuse.","Subchapter II. Sex Offenses."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3002","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"038af39ce9a87593f0eb6cf3b6167b27b34db4e4b985a7aeb9d2918390216d4b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3001","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}