District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-1901 — Petition; issuance of writ.
District of Columbia § 16-1901
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 19Habeas Corpus.
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D.C. Code § 16-1901 (2026).
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(a)A person committed, detained, confined, or restrained from his lawful liberty within the District, under any color or pretense whatever, or a person in his behalf, may apply by petition to the appropriate court, or a judge thereof, for a writ of habeas corpus, to the end that the cause of the commitment, detainer, confinement, or restraint may be inquired into. The court or the judge applied to, if the facts set forth in the petition make a prima facie case, shall forthwith grant the writ, directed to the officer or other person in whose custody or keeping the party so detained is returnable forthwith before the court or judge.
(b)Petitions for writs directed to Federal officers and employees shall be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
(c)Petiti
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Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 583, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 560, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 145(h)(1)
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1001
Definitions.§ 16-1002
Complaint of criminal conduct.§ 16-1005
Hearing; evidence; protection order.§ 16-1006
Jurisdiction.§ 16-1007
Notice to parties.§ 16-101
Parties.§ 16-1021
Definitions.§ 16-1022
Prohibited acts.§ 16-1024
Penalties.§ 16-1025
Prosecution by Attorney General.§ 16-1026
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