Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/sections/23-542.html
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DC Code - § 23–542. Interception, disclosure, and use of wire or oral communications prohibited.
↪ § 23–542. Interception, disclosure, and use of wire or oral communications prohibited.
§ 23–541. Definitions.
§ 23–543. Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture, assembly, and advertising of wire or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited.
§ 23–542. Interception, disclosure, and use of wire or oral communications prohibited.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, any person who in the District of Columbia —
shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; except that paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall not apply to the contents of any wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, that has become common knowledge or public information.
(b) It shall not be unlawful under this section for —
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 617, Pub. L. 91-358, title II, § 210(a); June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 283(a), 60 DCR 2064.)
1981 Ed., § 23-542.
1973 Ed., § 23-542.
This section is referenced in § 23-544 and § 23-556.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01]” for “not more than $10,000” in (a).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 283(a) of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).