District Of Columbia § 22-3006 - Misdemeanor sexual abuse.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 22-3006 — Misdemeanor sexual abuse., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-3006. Misdemeanor sexual abuse.
22-3006Whoever engages in a sexual act or sexual contact with another person and who should have knowledge or reason to know that the act was committed without that other person’s permission, shall be imprisoned for not more than 180 days and, in addition, may be fined in an amount not more than the amount set forth in .
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