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40 U.S.C. § 6137
Penalties
(a)In General.—An individual who violates this subchapter, or a regulation prescribed under section 6102 of this title, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.(b)Venue and Procedure.—Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.(c)Offenses Involving Property Damage Over $100.—If during the commission of a violation described in subsection (a), public property is damaged in an amount exceeding $100, the period of imprisonment for the offense may be not more than five years.(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1183; Pub. L. 108–356, § 2, Oct. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 1416.)In subsection (a), the words “fined under title 18” are substituted for “fined not more than $100” for consistency with chapter 227 of title 18.
In subsection (b), the words “Superior Court of the District of Columbia” are substituted for “Municipal Court for the District of Columbia” [subsequently changed to “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” because of sections 1 and 7 of the Act of July 8, 1963 (Public Law 88–60, 77 Stat. 77, 78)] because of section 155(a) of the District of Columbia Court Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–358, 85 Stat. 570).
Editorial NotesAmendments2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–356 added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “Prosecution for a violation described in subsection (a) shall be in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.”
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases, 2007–2019 · leading case:
Hodge v. Talkin, 949 F. Supp. 2d 152 (D.D.C. 2013).
Hodge v. Talkin, 949 F. Supp. 2d 152 (D.D.C. 2013).
· cites it 3× “” 40 U.S.C. § 6137 (a)-(c). D. History of the Challenged Statute A review of the history of the challenged statute and the case law addressing its constitutionality is necessary to set the plaintiffs instant challenge in context.”
Potts v. United States, 919 A.2d 1127 (D.C. 2007).
“As to jurisdiction, 40 U.S.C. § 6137 (b) expressly provides that violations of 40 U.”
United States v. Bronstein, 151 F. Supp. 3d 31 (D.D.C. 2015).
“40 U.S.C. § 6137 . Rég-ulation Five forbids the creation of "noise disturbance[s]” within the Supreme Court Building and grounds, defined (in part) as "any sound that .”
United States v. Saffle, 151 F. Supp. 3d 31 (D.D.C. 2015).
“40 U.S.C. § 6137 . Regulation Five forbids the creation of “noise disturbance[s]” within the Supreme Court Building and grounds, defined (in part) as “any sound that .”
Miska v. Talkin (D.D.C. 2017).
“Any person who fails to comply with this regulation may be subject to a fine and/or imprisonment pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 6137 . This regulation does not apply on the perimeter sidewalks on the Supreme Court grounds.”
United States v. Theoharis (D.D.C. 2019).
“Congress defined the maximum penalty in 40 U.S.C. § 6137 , which provides that an individual who violates the relevant subchapter of U.”
United States v. Theoharis (D.D.C. 2019).
“§ 3571 (b)(6) (2018); 40 U.S.C. § 6137 (a) (2018). Defendants have been on pretrial release since their initial appearance before this Court on June 12, 2018.”
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