District of Columbia Statutes
§ 4-117 — Investigation of children; confidentiality of records; study of physical and mental conditions.
District of Columbia § 4-117
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 4-117 (2026).
Text
The antecedents, character, and condition of life of each child received by the Board shall be investigated as fully as possible, and the facts learned entered in permanent records, in which shall also be noted the subsequent history of each child, so far as it can be ascertained. Such records shall be confidential but may be made available in the discretion of the Board. Provision shall be made for study of the physical and mental conditions of children received for care in order that care for each child may be planned to meet his particular physical and mental needs.
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Morgan v. District of Columbia
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560 A.2d 501 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1989)
Hairston v. District of Columbia
638 F. Supp. 198 (District of Columbia, 1986)
DC METRO. POLICE DEPT. v. Broadus
560 A.2d 501 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1989)
Legislative History
July 26, 1892, 27 Stat. 269, ch. 250, § 6; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 11; Jan. 12, 1942, 55 Stat. 883, ch. 649, § 4
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Board of Public Welfare — Officers; meetings; authority to make rules, regulations, and orders.§ 4-105
Director of Public Welfare.§ 4-1101
Definition.§ 4-1103
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 4-117, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/4-117.