{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4603.17","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4603.17","heading":"Costs and expenses.","body":"If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia and Metropolitan Police Department or other law enforcement officers under section 16-4603.15   or section 16-4603.16  .","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 46. Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement.","Subchapter III. Enforcement."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4603.17","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"df6075658e70ea552e6b4d089176b349d83a19634c35a816bfe3176942aab145","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4603.16","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4604.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}