{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-550","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-550","heading":"Surety.","body":"The court in its discretion may require a petitioner under this subchapter to file an undertaking with surety to be approved by the court in such amount as the court deems proper, conditioned to save harmless the respondent by reason of costs incurred, including attorney’s fees, if any, and damages suffered by the respondent, as a result of any action under this subchapter.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.","Subchapter IV. Commitment Under Court Order."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-550","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d3521e799c8f801337db2a93a7acc3fb5385e6c0df63d32d145d3f878ce772ce","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-549","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}