District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-1905 — Right to copy of commitment; forfeiture.
District of Columbia·Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]·Ch. 19 Habeas Corpus.
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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Related
In re Khamvongsa
697 A.2d 19 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1997)
Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 584, Pub. L. 88-241, § 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
Expungement.§ 16-1031
Arrests.