Court hearing required prior to commitment

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Human Health Care and Safety
  4. Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities
  5. Commitments
  6. Court hearing required prior to commitment

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Except as provided in § 7-1303.12a, no person with an intellectual disability shall be committed under this chapter prior to the Court hearing required under this subchapter.

(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 312, 25 DCR 5094; Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-199, § 2(g), 49 DCR 7647; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 26(h), 53 DCR 6198; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 17(o), 59 DCR 5567; May 5, 2018, D.C. Law 22-93, § 201(c)(13), 65 DCR 2823.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-1932.

1973 Ed., § 6-1665.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 14-199 substituted “Except as provided in § 7-1303.12a, no” for “No”.

D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “person with mental retardation” for “mentally retarded person”.

The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “an intellectual disability” for “mental retardation.”

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(g) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-383, June 12, 2002, 49 DCR 5701).

For temporary (90 day) addition of § 7-1303.12a, see § 2(h) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-383, June 12, 2002, 49 DCR 5701).

For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(g) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-454, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8096).

For temporary (90 day) addition of § 7-1303.12a, see § 2(h) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-454, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8096).

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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