{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-246","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-246","heading":"Criminal penalties for unlawful use or disclosure.","body":"A person who knowingly obtains, uses, or discloses health and human services information in a manner not authorized by this chapter or other District law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $2,500, imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both; except, that if the offense is committed through deception or theft the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 2B. Data Sharing."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-246","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3b315f0ec2f0e0ddabffc6cfefbb06d5b507bd0b4508a196af2284c3471c688b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-245","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-247"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}