{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-933","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-933","heading":"Criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult or elderly person.","body":"A person is guilty of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult or elderly person if that person intentionally or knowingly:\n\n(1)\nInflicts or threatens to inflict physical pain or injury by hitting, slapping, kicking, pinching, biting, pulling hair or other corporal means;\n\n(2)\nUses repeated or malicious oral or written statements that would be considered by a reasonable person to be harassing or threatening; or\n\n(3)\nImposes unreasonable confinement or involuntary seclusion, including but not limited to, the forced separation from other persons against his or her will or the directions of any legal representative.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 9A. Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults and Elderly Persons."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-933","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c675e29cba1648166fea5d426078fd3dfa85cced24d298f66d2535f7d0cf575e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-932","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-933.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}