Legal Statutes: District of Columbia

UPDATED October 15, 2012

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• District of Columbia Official Code (select sections)
  • Division I. Government of District.
    • Title 2. Government Administration.
      • Chapter 14. Human Rights.
        • Unit A. Human Rights Law.
          • Subchapter II. Prohibited Acts of Discrimination.
            • Part C. Housing and Commercial Space.
              • § 2-1402.21 Prohibitions.
    • Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.
      • Subtitle J. Public Safety.
        • Chapter 25. Firearms Control.
          • Unit A. Firearms Control Regulations.
            • Subchapter II. Firearms and Destructive Devices.
              • § 7-2502.03. Qualifications for registration; information required for registration.
  • Division II. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
    • Title 14. Proof.
      • Chapter 3. Competency of Witnesses.
        • § 14-310. Domestic violence counselors.
    • Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters.
      • Chapter 9. Divorce, Annulment, Separation, Support, Etc.
        • § 16-914. Custody of children.
      • Chapter 10. Proceedings Regarding Interfamily Offenses
        • Subchapter I. Interfamily Proceedings Generally.
          • § 16-1001. Definitions.
          • § 16-1002. Complaint of criminal conduct.
          • § 16-1003. Petition for civil protection.
          • § 16-1004. Petition; notice; temporary order.
          • § 16-1005. Hearing; evidence; protection order.
          • § 16-1006. Jurisdiction.
        • Subchapter III. Domestic Violence.
          • § 16-1031. Arrests.
          • § 16-1032. Records.
          • § 16-1033. Civil liability.
          • § 16-1034. Training program.
        • Subchapter IV. Interstate Enforcement Of Domestic Violence Protection Orders; Uniform Law.
          • § 16-1041. Definitions.
          • § 16-1042. Judicial enforcement of order.
          • § 16-1043. Nonjudicial enforcement of order.
          • § 16-1044. Registration of order.
          • § 16-1045. Immunity.
          • § 16-1046. Other remedies.
          • § 16-1047. Uniformity of application and construction.
          • § 16-1048. Transitional provision.
        • Subchapter V. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.
          • § 16-1051. Definitions.
          • § 16-1052. Establishment and purpose.
          • § 16-1053. Composition of the Board; procedural requirements.
          • § 16-1054. Access to information.
          • § 16-1055. Subpoena power.
          • § 16-1056. Confidentiality of information and proceedings; penalty for unlawful disclosure of information.
          • § 16-1057. Immunity.
          • § 16-1058. Rules.
  • Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners.
    • Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
      • Subtitle I. Criminal Offenses.
        • Chapter 4. Assault; Mayhem; Threats.
          • § 22-404. Assault or threatened assault in a menacing manner; stalking.
          • § 22-407. Threats to do bodily harm.
        • Chapter 31A. Stalking
          • § 22-3131. Legislative intent.
          • § 22-3132. Definitions.
          • § 22-3133. Stalking.
          • § 22-3134. Penalties.
          • § 22-3135. Jurisdiction.
      • Subtitle VI. Regulation and Possession of Weapons.
        • Chapter 45. Weapons and Possession of Weapons.
          • § 22-4503. Unlawful possession of firearm.
  • Division VII. Property.
    • Title 42. Real Property.
      • Subtitle VII. Rental Housing.
        • Chapter 35. Rental Housing Generally
          • Subchapter V. Evictions; Retaliatory Action; and Other Matters
            • § 42-3505.01. Evictions.
            • § 42-3505.07. Notice of lease termination by tenant who is a victim of an intrafamily offense.
            • § 42-3505.08. Victims of an intrafamily offense protection --change locks and notice.
  • Division VIII. General Laws.
    • Title 51. Social Security.
      • Chapter 1. Unemployment Compensation.
        • Subchapter I. General.
          • Part B. Domestic Violence.
            • § 51-131. Separation from employment due to domestic violence.

Subchapter V. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

back to top§ 16-1051. Definitions.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term:

(1) "Board" means the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

(2) "District" means the District of Columbia.

(3) "Domestic violence fatality" means:

(A) A homicide under any of the following circumstances:
(i) The alleged perpetrator and victim resided together at any time;
(ii) The alleged perpetrator and victim have a child in common;
(iii) The alleged perpetrator and victim were married, divorced, separated, or had a romantic relationship, not necessarily including a sexual relationship;
(iv) The alleged perpetrator is or was married to, divorced, or separated from, or in a romantic relationship, not necessarily including a sexual relationship, with a person who is or was married to, divorced, or separated from, or in a romantic relationship, not necessarily including a sexual relationship, with the victim;
(v) The alleged perpetrator had been stalking the victim;
(vi) The victim filed a petition for a protective order against the alleged perpetrator at any time;
(vii) The victim resided in the same household, was present at the workplace of, was in proximity of, or was related by blood or affinity to a person who experienced or was threatened with domestic violence by the alleged perpetrator; or
(viii) The victim or the perpetrator was or is a child, parent, sibling, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin of a person in a relationship that is described within this subsection.

(B) A suicide of an individual where there were implications that the individual was the victim of domestic violence prior to his or her suicide, including the following circumstances:
(i) The victim had applied for or received a protection order within the 2-year period preceding the suicide;
(ii) The victim had undergone counseling or treatment as a result of being the victim of domestic violence within the 2-year period preceding the suicide; or
(iii) The victim had reported to the police that he or she had been the victim of domestic violence within the 2-year period preceding the suicide.

(4) "Protection order" means an injunction or other order, whether temporary or final, issued by a tribunal for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to, another individual.