District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-524 — Determination and order of court.
District of Columbia § 21-524
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. IIIEmergency Hospitalization.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-524 (2026).
Text
(a)Within a period of 24 hours after the court receives a petition for hospitalization of a person for emergency observation and diagnosis, filed by the administrator of a hospital or chief clinical officer of the Department pursuant to § 21-523 , the court shall:
(1)order the hospitalization; or
(2)order the person’s immediate release.
(b)The court, in making its determination under this section, shall consider the written reports of the agent, officer, physician or qualified psychologist who made the application under § 21-522 , the certificate of the examining psychiatrist or examining qualified psychologist which accompanied it, and any other relevant information.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 754, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Feb. 24, 1984, D.C. Law 5-48, § 11(a)(10), 30 DCR 5778; Apr. 4, 2003, D.C. Law 14-283, § 2(k), 50 DCR 917
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§ 21-101
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Spouse as guardian of estate.§ 21-1101
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