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Introduced
10/01/2021
10/01/2021
In Committee
10/27/2022
10/27/2022
Crossed Over
11/01/2022
11/01/2022
Passed
12/19/2022
12/19/2022
Dead
Vetoed
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
24th Council
Bill Summary
AN ACT IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To enact a new Title 22A of the District of Columbia Official Code and to repeal the corresponding organic statutes in the current Title 22; to amend the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to revise the current unauthorized possession of a firearm or destructive device offense, the current unauthorized possession of ammunition offense, the current possession of a stun gun offense, and the current unlawful storage of a firearm offense, to repeal the current possession of self-defense spray offense, to codify a new carrying an air or spring gun offense, and to codify a new carrying a pistol in an unlawful manner offense; to amend Title 16 of the District of Columbia Official Code to revise the jury demandability statute, the criminal contempt for violation of a civil protection order statute, and the parental kidnapping statutes; to amend Title 23 of the District of Columbia Official Code to revise the failure to appear after release on citation or bench warrant bond offense, the failure to appear in violation of a court order offense, and the criminal contempt for violation of a release condition offense; to amend the District of Columbia Work Release Act to revise the violation of work release offense; to amend An Act to Establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, to revise authorized terms of supervised release for all crimes, repeal imprisonment terms for select crimes addressed elsewhere, and expand the ability of adults to petition for modifications of imposed terms of imprisonment; to amend section 25-1001 of the District of Columbia Official Code to revise the possession of an open container of alcohol offense; to amend An Act To establish a code of law for the District of Columbia to abolish common law criminal offenses; to amend the Drug Paraphernalia Act of 1982 to repeal and revise various drug paraphernalia offenses; to repeal archaic criminal offenses in the District of Columbia Official Code; and to make other technical and conforming changes.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to enact a new criminal code for the District of Columbia, titled the "Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021". The key provisions of this bill include:
This bill enacts a new Title 22A of the District of Columbia Official Code, which establishes a comprehensive revised criminal code. The new code includes general provisions on the requirements for criminal liability, defenses, and penalty enhancements, as well as specific offenses organized into chapters on offenses against persons, property offenses, offenses against government operations, and public order and safety offenses.
The bill also makes significant reforms to existing criminal laws in the District, including repealing numerous outdated or redundant offenses, revising the possession of firearms and other weapons offenses, expanding the right to jury trials for certain misdemeanor offenses, and making various technical and conforming changes throughout the District's code.
Overall, the goal of this bill is to modernize and streamline the District's criminal laws, enhance fairness and proportionality in sentencing, and ensure the criminal justice system operates effectively and efficiently.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Returned from Mayor (on 01/04/2023)
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