§ 16-4603.17Title 16
Costs and expenses.
If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Department or other law enforcement officers under section 16-4603.15 or section 16-4603.16 .
Annotations
Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-293, § 2(d), 48 DCR 2214 Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-378, § 2(b)(3), 56 DCR 1572 Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 317 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (1997 Act). D.C. Law 17-378 substituted “Attorney General for the District of Columbia” for “Corporation Counsel”.
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