§ 7-1304.05Title 7
Hearing conducted promptly.
The hearing in commitment proceedings shall be conducted promptly after filing of the petition pursuant to § 7-1303.04(a). A status hearing shall be held promptly after filing of the petition pursuant to § 7-1303.04(b-1).
Annotations
Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 405, 25 DCR 5094 Oct. 17, 2002, D.C. Law 14-199, § 2(m), 49 DCR 7647 For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2(j) 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(j) of Civil Commitment of Citizens with Mental Retardation Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-383, June 12, 2002, 49 DCR 5701). D.C. Law 14-199 designated subsec. (a), and in that subsection, substituted “petition pursuant to § 7-1303.04(a)” for “petition”; and added subsec. (b). 1973 Ed., § 6-1672. 1981 Ed., § 6-1945. This section is referenced in § 7-1304.06a.
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