District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-525 — Hearing by court.
District of Columbia·Title 21 Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]·Ch. 5 Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.·Subch. III Emergency Hospitalization.
The court shall grant a hearing to a person whose continued hospitalization is ordered under § 21-524 , if they request the hearing. The hearing shall be held within 48 hours after receipt of the request.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 754, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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