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- Rioting or inciting to riot. (a) A riot in the District of Columbia is a public disturbance involving an assemblage of 5 or more persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct or the threat thereof creates grave danger of damage or injury to property or persons.
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Dec 20, 2018 · Rioting or inciting to riot. (a) A riot in the District of Columbia is a public disturbance involving an assemblage of 5 or more persons which by tumultuous and violent conduct or the threat thereof creates grave danger of damage or injury to property or persons.
Dec 20, 2018 · Code of the District of Columbia. § 22–1307. Crowding, obstructing, or incommoding. (a) It is unlawful for a person, alone or in concert with others: (1) To crowd, obstruct, or incommode: (A) The use of any street, avenue, alley, road, highway, or sidewalk;
Mar 28, 2024 · Rioting is a serious offense in the District of Columbia. Here is what you need to know about rioting charges and protests in the district. Washington, D.C. Law: Rioting or Inciting a Riot. Rioting can be treated as a felony offense in Washington, D.C.
Oct 15, 2020 · Under existing law, which was written by Congress and dates back to at least the 1960s, a riot in D.C. is defined as a "public disturbance involving an assemblage of 5 or more...
- Martin Austermuhle
DC Code § 22-1322 (Rioting and Inciting to Riot) DC Code § 22-1323 (Obstructing Bridges Connecting DC and Virginia) DC Code § 22-1805a (Conspiracy to Commit a Crime)
Jan 25, 2017 · Washington, D.C.'s statute prohibiting rioting or inciting to riot is closely related to its disorderly conduct law. However, rioting -- which involves five or more people engaged in violent behavior -- is charged as a felony and can result in a long prison sentence if there are serious injuries and/or property damage of more than $5,000.
The protest area had several names; the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) was most common at the outset, along with "Free Capitol Hill". By its second week, the area was more often referred to as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP). On June 13, a group of several dozen protest leaders agreed to change the name from CHAZ to CHOP.
