District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 21-549: Preservation of other rights to release.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.
Subchapter IV. Commitment Under Court Order.

Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from exercising a right presently available to him for obtaining release from confinement, including the right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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