District of Columbia Statutes
§ 16-2337 — Additional powers of the Director of Social Services.
District of Columbia·Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]·Ch. 23 Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings.·Subch. I Proceedings Regarding Delinquency, Neglect, or Need of Supervision.
In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in section 11-1722 , the Director of Social Services shall have power to take into custody and place in detention or shelter care, in accordance with this subchapter, children who are under his supervision as delinquent or in need of supervision, children on probation and under the Director’s supervision, when the Director has reasonable cause to believe they have violated one or more conditions of their probation, or children who have run away from agencies or institutions to which they were committed under this subchapter.
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Related
In re M.O.R.
851 A.2d 503 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2004)
Legislative History
July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 543, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 121(a); Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title IV, § 408(a), 24 DCR 3341; Apr. 20, 1999, D.C. Law 12-258, § 2(b), 46 DCR 1314; Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-277, § 3(a)(8), 48 DCR 2043
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§ 16-1001
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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.