If any person charged with a criminal offense shall have been committed or held to bail to await the action of the grand jury and within nine months thereafter the grand jury shall not have taken action on the case, either by ignoring the charge or by returning an indictment, the prosecution of such charge shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the accused shall be set free or his bail discharged, as the case may be: but, the court having jurisdiction to try the offense for which the person has been committed, when practicable and upon good cause shown in writing and upon due notice to the accused, may from time to time enlarge the time for the taking action in such case by the grand jury.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 605, Pub. L. 91-358, title II, § 210(a).)
1981 Ed., § 23-102.
1973 Ed., § 23-102.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 23 - Criminal Procedure. [Enacted title]
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 23–101. Conduct of prosecutions
§ 23–102. Abandonment of prosecution; enlargement of time for taking action
§ 23–103. Statements prior to sentence
§ 23–103a. Rights of victims of crime. [Repealed]
§ 23–104. Appeals by United States and District of Columbia
§ 23–105. Challenges to jurors
§ 23–106. Witnesses for defense; fees
§ 23–107. Discharge or acquittal of joint defendant during trial in order to be witness
§ 23–109. Powers of investigators assigned to United States Attorney
§ 23–110. Remedies on motion attacking sentence
§ 23–111. Proceedings to establish previous convictions
§ 23–112. Consecutive and concurrent sentences
§ 23–112a. Notice at sentencing of child support modification
§ 23–113. Limitations on actions for criminal violations
§ 23–114. Corroboration of a child witness’ testimony not required