§ 7-1303.12. Court hearing required prior to commitment.

Current through October 23, 2012

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.

                
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(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.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 6-1932.

1973 Ed., § 6-1665.

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 14-199 substituted "Except as provided in § 7-1303.12a, no" for "No".

D.C. Law 16-305 substituted "person with mental retardation" for "mentally retarded person".

D.C. Law 19-169 substituted "an intellectual disability" for "mental retardation".

Emergency Act Amendments

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).

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 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 Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-454, July 23, 2002, 49 DCR 8096).

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-137, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-1301.02.

For Law 14-199, see notes following § 7-1301.03.

For Law 16-305, see notes following § 7-531.01.

For history of Law 19-169, see notes under § 7-761.02.