{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2871.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2871.01","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Athlete” means a person who engages in athletic activity who is 18 years old or younger.\n\n(2)\n“Athletic activity” means a program or event, including practice and competition, organized as part of a school-sponsored, interscholastic-athletic program, an athletic program sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation, or an athletic program under the auspices of a nonprofit or for-profit organization. The term “athletic activity” includes participation in physical education classes that are part of a school curriculum.\n\n(3)\n“Concussion” means a traumatic injury to the brain causing a change in a person’s mental status at the time of the injury, such as feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused, which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness, resulting from:\n(A)\nA fall;\n(B)\nA blow or jolt to the head or body;\n(C)\nThe shaking or spinning of the head or body; or\n(D)\nThe acceleration and deceleration of the head.\n\n(4)\n“School” means a public school operated under the authority of the Mayor and any charter, parochial, or private school in the District.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 28B. Youth Athletic Concussion Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2871.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c06061c8f5ce9787c658e06067f268985ffb1f011557958c5d27245cb1b7b3d9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2858","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2871.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}