District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-549 — Preservation of other rights to release.
District of Columbia § 21-549
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. IVCommitment Under Court Order.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-549 (2026).
Text
Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from exercising a right presently available to him for obtaining release from confinement, including the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 757, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Apr. 4, 2003, D.C. Law 14-283, § 2(y), 50 DCR 917
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 21-549, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/21-549.