{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2399.05","heading":"Conduct of the hearings.","body":"(a)\nAll hearings and proceedings conducted pursuant to this subchapter shall be held by a judge, without a jury.\n\n(b)\nAll hearings and proceedings conducted pursuant to this subchapter shall be recorded by appropriate means.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 23. Family Division [Family Court] Proceedings.","Subchapter VI. Vulnerable Youth Guardian."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2399.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"80f419d0bb6c1a39f8af54d1c7831eadb23f4b5d18ed6bddea9b0a63c4a82932","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2399.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}