§ 21–525. Hearing by court.

DC Code § 21–525 (2019) (N/A)
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The court shall grant a hearing to a person whose continued hospitalization is ordered under section 21-524 , if he requests the hearing. The hearing shall be held within 24 hours after receipt of the request.

(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 754, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)

1981 Ed., § 21-525.

1973 Ed., § 21-525.

Law Review and Journal Commentaries Camouflaged Legitimacy: Civil Commitment, Property Rights, and Legal Isolation. Valerie L. Collins, 52 Howard Law Journal 407 (2009).

This section is referenced in § 21-526 and § 24-531.07.