{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3226.10","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-3226.10","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"Any telephone solicitor who violates § 22-3226.06 and obtains property thereby shall be guilty of the crime of telemarketing fraud, which is punishable as follows:\n\n(1)\nIf the amount of the transaction is valued at $20,000 or more, the seller or telephone solicitor shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony, and shall be subject to a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or both.\n\n(2)\nIf the amount of the transaction is valued at less than $20,000 but more than $5,000, the seller or telephone solicitor shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony, and shall be subject to a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both.\n\n(3)\nIf the amount of the transaction is valued at less than $5,000 or less, the seller or telephone solicitor shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 32. Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.","Subchapter III-B. Telephone Fraud."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3226.10","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8364cdc7a6f0bb9ee2485da429c94b58b7d538178500b69647a0cd37a57c577e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3226.09","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3226.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}