District of Columbia Statutes
§ 4-119 — Commitment of children under 17 years of age.
District of Columbia § 4-119
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 4-119 (2026).
Text
No court shall commit a child under 17 years of age, charged with or convicted of a petty crime or misdemeanor punishable by a fine or imprisonment, to a jail, workhouse, or police station, but if such child be unable to give bail or pay a fine, it may be committed to the Board of Public Welfare temporarily or permanently, in the discretion of the court, and said Board shall make some suitable provision for said child outside the inclosure of any jail, workhouse, or police station, or said court may commit such child to the National Training School under the laws now providing for such commitment.
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Related
Monarch Insurance Co. of Ohio v. District of Columbia
353 F. Supp. 1249 (District of Columbia, 1973)
Jackie E. Utz v. Honorable Maurice Cullinane
520 F.2d 467 (D.C. Circuit, 1975)
Burner v. Washington
399 F. Supp. 44 (District of Columbia, 1975)
Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1095, ch. 847, § 2; Mar. 16, 1926, 44 Stat. 210, ch. 58, § 11
Nearby Sections
15
§ 4-1001
Burial assistance program.§ 4-101
Board of Charities, Board of Children’s Guardians, and National Training School for Girls abolished.§ 4-104
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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District of Columbia § 4-119, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/4-119.