DC Council member Phil Mendelson

This year’s Crime Bill for the District is the subject of scrutiny because of controversial provisions which could potentially impact protests in the District such as Occupy DC.

Council members Phil Mendelson and Kwame Brown introduced the Criminal Code Amendments Act at the beginning of the year. It proposes adjustments to existing criminal law in several areas– registration with the Gun Offender Registry, addition of substances defined as “controlled,” penalties for possessing contraband into jail, clarification of obscene behavior in front of minors, and a raised felony threshold for writing bad checks.

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