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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the District of Columbia Theft
and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 to enhance penalties imposed for certain crimes
against election officials.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be
cited as the “Election Worker Protection Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of
2024”.
Sec. 2. Title II of the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982
effective December 1, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-164; D.C. Official Code § 22-3601 et seq.), is amended
by adding a new section 205 to read as follows:
“Sec. 205. Enhanced penalty for committing certain dangerous and violent crimes against
election workers and officials.
“(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, 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.”.
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 2
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Sec. 4. Effective date.
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer that 90
days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a)
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C.
Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia