Section 28-501. CODE OF OFFENSES: GENERAL POLICY  


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    501.1No resident shall engage in any conduct established as an offense by §§ 501 through 504.

     

    501.2The following general classes of offenses are established for the purpose of grading the relative seriousness of prison offenses and for determining the appropriate severity of the penalties to be imposed for each offense if an accused is found guilty:

     

    (a)Class I - Serious Offenses (§ 502)

     

    (b)Class II - Major Offenses (§ 503)

     

    (c)Class III - Minor Offenses (§ 504)

     

    501.3Any resident found guilty of an offense under this chapter shall receive only the punishment authorized under § 505 (maximum penalties) and the less severe actions authorized in §§ 515(a) and (b).

     

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Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 865, 868 (February 27, 1981).