§ 7-1303.12Title 7
Court hearing required prior to commitment.
Except as provided in § 7-1303.12a, no person with an intellectual disability shall be committed to a facility under this chapter prior to the Court hearing required under this subchapter.
Annotations
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 Section 35 of D.C. Law 19-169 provided that no provision of the act shall impair any right or obligation existing under law. 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). 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 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 Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-383, June 12, 2002, 49 DCR 5701). The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-169 substituted “an intellectual disability” for “mental retardation.” D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “person with mental retardation” for “mentally retarded person”. D.C. Law 14-199 substituted “Except as provided in § 7-1303.12a, no” for “No”. 1973 Ed., § 6-1665. 1981 Ed., § 6-1932.
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