District Of Columbia § 24-502 - Commitment while serving sentence.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 24-502 — Commitment while serving sentence., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-502. Commitment while serving sentence.
24-502Any person while serving sentence of any court of the District of Columbia for crime, in a District of Columbia penal institution, and who, in the opinion of the Director of the Department of Corrections of the District of Columbia, is mentally ill, shall be referred by such Director to the psychiatrist functioning under , and if such psychiatrist certifies that the person is mentally ill, this shall be sufficient to authorize the Director to transfer such person to a hospital for the mentally ill to receive care and treatment during the continuance of his mental illness.
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What does D.C. Code § 24-502 cover?
Section 24-502 ("Commitment while serving sentence.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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