District Of Columbia § 38-506 - Exemption from certification.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 38-506 — Exemption from certification., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-506. Exemption from certification.
38-506No certification of immunization shall be required for the admission to a school of a student:
For whom the responsible person objects in good faith and in writing, to the chief official of the school, that immunization would violate his or her religious beliefs; or
For whom the school has written certification by a private physician, his or her representative, or the public health authorities that immunization is medically inadvisable.
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Section 38-506 ("Exemption from certification.") 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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