District of Columbia § 16-1905 Right to copy of commitment; forfeiture.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-1905 — Right to copy of commitment; forfeiture.

District of Columbia § 16-1905

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 19Habeas Corpus.

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D.C. Code § 16-1905 (2026).

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A person committed or detained, or a person in his behalf, may demand a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer. An officer or other person detaining a person, who refuses or neglects to deliver to him or to a person in his behalf a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer, if one exists, within six hours after the demand, shall forfeit to the party so detained the sum of $500.

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A person committed or detained, or a person in his behalf, may demand a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer. An officer or other person detaining a person, who refuses or neglects to deliver to him or to a person in his behalf a true copy of the warrant of commitment or detainer, if one exists, within six hours after the demand, shall forfeit to the party so detained the sum of $500.