District of Columbia Statutes
§ 5-1401 — Definitions.
District of Columbia·Title 5 Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.·Ch. 14 Chief Medical Examiner.
(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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Legislative History
Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 2902, 47 DCR 6308; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-169, § 13, 59 DCR 5567
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