{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3611","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-3611","heading":"Enhanced penalty for committing crime of violence against minors.","body":"(a)\nAny adult, being at least 2 years older than a minor, who commits a crime of violence against that minor may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized for the offense, or both.\n\n(b)\nIt is an affirmative defense that the accused reasonably believed that the victim was not a minor at the time of the offense. This defense shall be established by a preponderance of the evidence.\n\n(c)\nFor the purposes of this section, the term:\n(1)\n“Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense.\n(2)\n“Crime of violence” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 23-1331(4).\n(3)\n“Minor” means a person under 18 years of age at the time of the offense.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 36A. Crimes Committed Against Minors."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3611","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d59f11616f9973fad67444f5baede5db722c2f8f5b8d6105166a1e0fd5ea23ec","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3605","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-3701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}