§ 22.3605

Enhanced penalty for committing certain dangerous and violent crimes against election workers and officials. *NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on February 1, 2025.* (a) A person who commits any offense listed in subsection (b) of this section against an individual whom the person knew or believed to be a Board of Elections member, employee, or volunteer while the member, employee, or volunteer is engaged in the performance of his or her duties or on account of the performance of those duties, may be punished by a fine of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum fine otherwise authorized for the offense and may be imprisoned for a term of up to 1 1/2 times the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise authorized for the offense, or both. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the following offenses: Abduction, arson, aggravated assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill, assault with intent to commit any other offense, threats of violence, intimidation, harassment, stalking, burglary, carjacking, armed carjacking, extortion or blackmail accompanied by threats of violence, kidnapping,

nt to commit any other offense, threats of violence, intimidation, harassment, stalking, burglary, carjacking, armed carjacking, extortion or blackmail accompanied by threats of violence, kidnapping, malicious disfigurement, manslaughter, mayhem, murder, robbery, sexual abuse in the first, second, and third degrees, theft, fraud in the first degree, fraud in the second degree, identity theft, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses. (Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 205; as added May 21, 2024, D.C. Law 25-166, § 2, 71 DCR 3503.) Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-475, May 29, 2024, 71 DCR 6680). For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Election Worker Protection Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-404, Feb. 22, 2024, 71 DCR 2105). Temporary Legislation For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Election Worker Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Law 25-166, May 21, 2024, 71 DCR 3503).