(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1322, ch. 854, § 806 ; May 8, 1993, D.C. Law 9-269,§ 2, 39 DCR 9014 ; Nov. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 10-53, § 2, 40 DCR 5446 ; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 105(d), 41 DCR 2608 ; May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-255, § 16, 41 DCR 5193 ; June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-275, § 3, 44 DCR 1408 ; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-306, § 207, 53 DCR 8610 ; Dec. 10, 2009, D.C. Law 18-88, § 302, 56 DCR 7413 ; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 201(c), 60 DCR 2064 .)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 22-504.
1973 Ed., § 22-504.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 5-132.21 , § 7-2502.03 , § 16-2333 , § 22-951 , and § 23-581 .
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-306 rewrote subsec. (a), which had read as follows: “(a) Whoever unlawfully assaults, or threatens another in a menacing manner, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both.”
D.C. Law 18-88 repealed subsecs. (b) to (e).
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 ” for “not more than $1,000” in (a)(1) and for “not more than $3,000” in (a)(2).
Cross References
Firearms control, registration certificates, prerequisites for issuance, see § 7-2502.03 .
Emergency Legislation
For temporary amendment of section, see § 105(d) of the Omnibus Criminal Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-255, June 22, 1994, 41 DCR 4286).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 207 of Omnibus Public Safety Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-445, July 19, 2006, 53 DCR 6443).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 207 of Omnibus Public Safety Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-490, October 18, 2006, 53 DCR 8686).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 207 of Omnibus Public Safety Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-10, January 16, 2007, 54 DCR 1479).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 207 of Omnibus Public Safety Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-25, April 19, 2007, 54 DCR 4036).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 302 of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-181, August 6, 2009, 56 DCR 6903).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 302 of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-227, October 21, 2009, 56 DCR 8668).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 201(c) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317 : Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.