District of Columbia Statutes
§ 24-701 — Purpose.
District of Columbia § 24-701
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 24Prisoners and Their Treatment.
Ch. 7Rehabilitation of Users of Narcotics.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 24-701 (2026).
Text
The purpose of §§ 24-701 to 24-711 is to protect the health and safety of the people of the District of Columbia from the menace of drug addiction and to afford an opportunity to the drug user for rehabilitation. The Congress intends that federal criminal laws shall be enforced against drug users as well as other persons, and §§ 24-701 to 24-711 shall not be used to substitute treatment for punishment in cases of crime committed by drug users.
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Legislative History
June 24, 1953, 67 Stat. 77, ch. 149, § 2; July 24, 1956, 70 Stat. 609, ch. 676, title I, § 101
Nearby Sections
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§ 24-1001
Interstate Corrections Compact.§ 24-1002
Additional duties of Mayor.§ 24-101
Bureau of Prisons.§ 24-101.01
Corrections Information Council.§ 24-102
Corrections Trustee.§ 24-104
[Reserved].§ 24-1101
Congressional findings and purposes.§ 24-1103
Appointment of Compact Administrator; administration of Compact and supplementary agreements.§ 24-1104
Enforcement of Compact.§ 24-1105
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District of Columbia § 24-701, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/24-701.