D.C. Code § 22-3020.53
Defense to non-reporting.
Effective Apr 27, 2021May 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-257, § 253; as added June 8, 2013, D.C. Law 19-315, § 4, 60 DCR 1702; Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-275, § 4
Any survivor of an intrafamily offense, as that term is defined in § 16-1001(8), may use the occurrence of that intrafamily offense as a defense to their failure to report under this subchapter.
History
May 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-257, § 253
as added June 8, 2013, D.C. Law 19-315, § 4, 60 DCR 1702
Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-275, § 4
Effect of Amendments
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-315 added this section.