§ 21-525. Hearing by court.

Current through October 23, 2012

The court shall grant a hearing to a person whose continued hospitalization is ordered under section 21-524, if he requests the hearing. The hearing shall be held within 24 hours after receipt of the request.

                
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(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 754, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 21-525.

1973 Ed., § 21-525.

Law Review and Journal Commentaries

Camouflaged Legitimacy: Civil Commitment, Property Rights, and Legal Isolation. Valerie L. Collins, 52 Howard Law Journal 407 (2009).