Chapter 7A. Treatment Instead of Jail for Certain Non-Violent Offenders.


HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Miscellaneous Notes

Validity of D.C. Law 14-308: This chapter, consisting of §§ 24-751.01 to 24- 751.13, held invalid. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that the Treatment Instead of Jail Initiative (Law 14-308) appropriated funds in violation of D.C. Official Code 1-204.101(a) and was impermissibly adopted through the initiative process. District of Columbia Bd. of Elections and Ethics v. District of Columbia, 866 A.2d 788 (D.C. 2005).

Validity of D.C. Law 14-308: This chapter, consisting of §§ 24-751.01 to 24- 751.13, held invalid. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that the Treatment Instead of Jail Initiative (Law 14-308) appropriated funds in violation of D.C. Official Code 1-204.101(a) and was impermissibly adopted through the initiative process. District of Columbia Bd. of Elections and Ethics v. District of Columbia, 866 A.2d 788 (D.C. 2005).