D.C. Code § 22-2405

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 22-2405 - False statements

(a) A person commits the offense of making false statements if that person wilfully makes a false statement that is in fact material, in writing, directly or indirectly, to any instrumentality of the District of Columbia government, under circumstances in which the statement could reasonably be expected to be relied upon as true; provided, that the writing indicates that the making of a false statement is punishable by criminal penalties or if that person makes an affirmation by signing an entity filing or other document under Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code, knowing that the facts stated in the filing are not true in any material respect or if that person makes an affirmation by signing a declaration under § 1-1061.13, knowing that the facts stated in the filing are not true in any material respect;

(b) Any person convicted of making false statements shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 180 days, or both. A violation of this section shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia or one of the Attorney General's assistants.

D.C. Code § 22-2405

Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 404, 29 DCR 3976; Aug. 20, 1994, D.C. Law 10-151, § 113(e), 41 DCR 2608; July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 3(e), 58 DCR 1720; June 5, 2012, D.C. Law 19-137, § 121(b), 59 DCR 2542; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 205(aa), 60 DCR 2064.

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.

Adult protective services, penalties and enforcement, see § 7-1912. Beneficial owners, directors, or officers of domestic stock insurance companies; statements required by, see § 31-603. Class 1 or class 2 property certification, false statements, see § 42-1102. Compulsory school attendance, penalty for failure to provide correct information, see § 361-206. Financing statement or other filing, false statement, see § 41-204. Firearms control, false information violating law, see § 7-2507.04. Lower income homeownership tax abatement and incentives, false statements, see §§ 47-3504, 47-3506. Medicaid Provider Fraud Prevention Act, civil penalties for violating, see § 4-803. Medicaid Provider Fraud Prevention Act, penalties for violation, see § 4-802. Motor vehicle liens, false statements as to liens on motor vehicles, see § 50-1215. Motor vehicle registration, unlawful acts concerning, see § 50-1501.04. No fault motor vehicle insurance, false statements relating to, see § 31-2413. Partnership certificate execution, false statement, see § 33-202.04. Probate and Administration of Decedent's Estates, verification of writings required by Title 20, see § 20-102. Professional engineers, unlawful acts, see § 47-2886.14. Qualified lower income homeownership households, administration and enforcement of provisions, see § 47-3504. Qualifying nonprofit housing organizations, administration and enforcement of provisions, see § 47-3506. Real property assessment and tax, deductions from estimated market values of properties owned by single families or cooperative housing associations, false statements, see § 47-850. Tax deed recordation, penalty for certain acts in relation to compromises and agreements concerning recordation tax on deeds, see § 42-1110. Tuition required of nonresident attending public school in district, false statements, see § 38-303. Unemployment compensation, penalty for false statements or representations, see § 51-119. Veterinary medicine, prohibited acts concerning practice, see § 3-514. Vital statistics, false reports, see § 7-225. Wastewater control, falsifying information, see § 8-105.04. Water pipes or sewers, false claims for compensation for repair, see § 8-205. Workers' compensation benefits or payment, penalty for false statement to obtain, see § 32-1533. .