District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-514 — Release of patients hospitalized under section 21-513.
District of Columbia § 21-514
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. IIVoluntary and Nonprotesting Hospitalization.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-514 (2026).
Text
Unless proceedings for hospitalization under court order have been initiated under subchapter IV of this chapter , a hospital, upon the written request of a patient hospitalized pursuant to § 21-513 , shall immediately release him.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 753, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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