District of Columbia Statutes
§ 21-905 — Superintendent to receive persons committed or apprehended under sections 21-902 and 21-903.
District of Columbia § 21-905
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Ch. 9Persons with Mental Illness Found in Certain Federal Reservations.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 21-905 (2026).
Text
The Superintendent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital shall receive for observation and diagnosis a person apprehended or committed as provided by sections 21-902 and 21-903 for the periods therein prescribed, unless the person is sooner discharged or returned to his home or to the State of his residence.
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Legislative History
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 764, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
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District of Columbia § 21-905, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/21-905.