{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3232","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-3232","heading":"Receiving stolen property.","body":"(a)\nA person commits the offense of receiving stolen property if that person buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe that the property was stolen.\n\n(b)\nIt shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section, alone or in conjunction with § 22-1803, that the property was not in fact stolen, if the accused engages in conduct which would constitute the crime if the attendant circumstances were as the accused believed them to be.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nAny person convicted of receiving stolen property shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not more than 7 years, or both, if the value of the stolen property is $1,000 or more.\n(2)\nAny person convicted of receiving stolen property shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both, if the stolen property has some value.\n\n(d)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term “stolen property” includes property that is not in fact stolen if the person who buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of the property had reason to believe that the property was stolen.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 32. Theft; Fraud; Stolen Property; Forgery; and Extortion.","Subchapter IV. Stolen Property."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3232","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"736a8100a5e8e10623f243a045c0d12fa70b178253cbb62131d52c015ead8708","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3231","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3233"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}