District of Columbia Statutes
§ 4-1421 — Definitions.
District of Columbia § 4-1421
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 4Public Care Systems.
Ch. 14Placement of Children in Family Homes.
Subch. IIInterstate Compact on Placement of Children.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 4-1421 (2026).
Text
The term “appropriate authority” as used in this compact means, with reference to the District of Columbia, the Director of the Child and Family Services Agency for children who have been abused or neglected and the Director of the Department of Human Services for all other children.
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Related
In Re TMJ
878 A.2d 1200 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2005)
Legislative History
Sept. 20, 1989, D.C. Law 8-30, § 3, 36 DCR 4744; Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-277, § 3(d), 48 DCR 2043
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