{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1021","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-1021","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Child” means a person under the age of 16 years of age.\n\n(2)\n“District” means the District of Columbia.\n\n(3)\n“Lawful custodian” means a person who is authorized to have custody by an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or a court of competent jurisdiction of any state, or a person designated by the lawful custodian temporarily to care for the child.\n\n(4)\n“Relative” means a parent, other ancestor, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, or one who has been lawful custodian at some prior time.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 10. Proceedings Regarding Intrafamily Offenses.","Subchapter II. Parental Kidnapping."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-1021","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a74cb30295e8a01af52de5b12666abfd960bc5b7ef5bee72d9a11471875823d0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1007","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-1022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}