Voluntary admission. [Repealed]

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Human Health Care and Safety
4. Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities
5. Commitments
6. Voluntary admission. [Repealed]

Repealed.

(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 302, 25 DCR 5094; Sept. 26, 1995, D.C. Law 11-52, § 506(d), 42 DCR 3684; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 26(d), 53 DCR 6198; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 17(f), 59 DCR 5567; May 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-93, § 201(c)(3), 65 DCR 2823.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-1922.

1973 Ed., § 6-1655.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 7-1304.02, § 7-1304.09, § 7-1304.13, and § 7-1305.04.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-305, in subsec. (a), substituted “has mental retardation, may have mental retardation, or has been diagnosed with mental retardation” for “is, may be, or has been diagnosed mentally retarded”.

The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “an intellectual disability” for “mental retardation” wherever it appears in (a).

Applicability

Section 401 of D.C. Law 22-93 provided that the amendments made to this section by Law 22-93 shall apply 90 days after May 5, 2018.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary amendment of section, see § 505(d) of the Multiyear Budget Spending Reduction and Support Emergency Act of 1994 (D.C. Act 10-389, December 29, 1994, 42 DCR 197).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 505(d) of Multiyear Budget Spending Reduction and Support Temporary Act of 1995 (D.C. Law 10-253, March 23, 1995, law notification 42 DCR 1652).

Editor's Notes

Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law.

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