District of Columbia § 5-1401 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 5-1401 — Definitions.

District of Columbia § 5-1401

Title 5Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.

Ch. 14Chief Medical Examiner.

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D.C. Code § 5-1401 (2026).

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(a)For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1)"CME" means the Chief Medical Examiner within the OCME. (1A) “District” means the District of Columbia.

(2)“Legal custody” includes imprisonment, jail, or detention. (2A) "OCME" means the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

(3)“Ward” means any person in the official custody of the District government, on a temporary or permanent basis, because of neglect, abuse, mental illness or intellectual disability.

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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1) "CME" means the Chief Medical Examiner within the OCME.

(1A) “District” means the District of Columbia.

(2) “Legal custody” includes imprisonment, jail, or detention.

(2A) "OCME" means the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

(3) “Ward” means any person in the official custody of the District government, on a temporary or permanent basis, because of neglect, abuse, mental illness or intellectual disability.