District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-585 — Confinement in jail prohibited.
District of Columbia § 21-585
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subch. VIMiscellaneous Provisions.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-585 (2026).
Text
A person apprehended, detained, or hospitalized under any provision of this chapter may not be confined in jail or in a penal or correctional institution.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 760, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 21-585, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/21-585.