The Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital shall receive for observation and diagnosis a person apprehended or committed as provided by sections 21-902 and 21-903 for the periods therein prescribed, unless the person is sooner discharged or returned to his home or to the State of his residence.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 764, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 21-905.
1973 Ed., § 21-905.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 9 - Persons with Mental Illness Found in Certain Federal Reservations
§ 21–902. Commitments by special commissioners of certain district courts
§ 21–904. Admission upon written application; right of release
§ 21–906. Examinations; adjudications; laws applicable; expense of care and treatment
§ 21–907. Transfer of military personnel