{
  "batch": "6751-district-of-columbia-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
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      "id": "learn_r6751_district_of_columbia_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6751_district_of_columbia_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] D.C. Code 22-3531: Voyeurism: distributing an image taken in violation",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] D.C. Code 22-3531(f)(2): a person who distributes or disseminates, or attempts to, by any means a photo, film or recording that the person knows or has reason to know was taken in violation of (b), (c) or (d) is guilty of a felony punishable by up to 5 years.",
      "body": "D.C. Code 22-3531(f)(2): a person who distributes or disseminates, or attempts to, by any means a photo, film or recording that the person knows or has reason to know was taken in violation of (b), (c) or (d) is guilty of a felony punishable by up to 5 years.\n\nWhat Council of the District of Columbia (D.C. Code, code.dccouncil.gov) actually says:\n\n“A person who distributes or disseminates, or attempts to distribute or disseminate, directly or indirectly, by any means, a photograph, film, videotape, audiotape, compact disc, digital video disc, or any other image or series of images or sounds or series of sounds that the person knows or has reason to know were taken in violation of subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-3531",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Council of the District of Columbia (D.C. Code, code.dccouncil.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "A person who distributes or disseminates, or attempts to distribute or disseminate, directly or indirectly, by any means, a photograph, film, videotape, audiotape, compact disc, digital video disc, or any other image or series of images or sounds or series of sounds that the person knows or has reason to know were taken in violation of subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6751-district-of-columbia-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws",
      "subject": "D.C. Code 22-3531",
      "topic": "Voyeurism: distributing an image taken in violation",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "DC",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-dc"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "hollow_body",
          "strong_label_on_weak_content"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    }
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}