{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2344","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2344","heading":"Exclusion of public.","body":"Upon trial or proceedings over which the Division has jurisdiction under paragraph (3), (4), (10), or (11) of section 11-1101  , the court may exclude the general public and, at the request of either party, shall exclude the general public.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 23. Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings.","Subchapter II. Parentage Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2344","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"03640a20ef3b650250fe2f74411aff3a1d229206f16b71b3835bdb441756f8c2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2343.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2345"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}