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.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 754, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
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).
This section is referenced in § 21-526 and § 24-531.07.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5 - Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness
Subchapter III - Emergency Hospitalization
§ 21–522. Examination and admission to hospital; notice
§ 21–524. Determination and order of court
§ 21–526. Extension of maximum periods of time