District Of Columbia § 22-1806 - Accessories after the fact.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 22-1806 — Accessories after the fact., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-1806. Accessories after the fact.
22-1806Whoever shall be convicted of being an accessory after the fact to any crime punishable by death shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 20 years. Whoever shall be convicted of being accessory after the fact to any crime punishable by imprisonment shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment, or both, as the case may be, not more than 1/2 the maximum fine or imprisonment, or both, to which the principal offender may be subjected.
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Section 22-1806 ("Accessories after the fact.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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