District Of Columbia § 23-902 - Hearing; commitment; discharge.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 23-902 — Hearing; commitment; discharge., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-902. Hearing; commitment; discharge.
23-902If an arrest is made in the District of Columbia by an officer of another State in accordance with the provisions of section 23-901 , he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the judge determines that the arrest was lawful, he shall order the release or detention of the person arrested, pursuant to section 23-702 , to await for a reasonable time a requisition from the Governor of the State demanding the extradition of the person arrested. If the judge determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall order the person discharged.
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Section 23-902 ("Hearing; commitment; discharge.") 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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