{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-525","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-525","heading":"Hearing by court.","body":"The court shall grant a hearing to a person whose continued hospitalization is ordered under § 21-524, if they request the hearing. The hearing shall be held within 48 hours after receipt of the request.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.","Subchapter III. Emergency Hospitalization."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-525","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0dcbd28e3797f55068ebc49775228e74a542b3d2911981e7eebe28c15d04ca3d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-524","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-526"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}