{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-561","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-561","heading":"Mail privileges; censored mail; return to sender; visiting hours.","body":"(a)\nA person hospitalized in a public or private hospital pursuant to this chapter, or committed under §§ 21-545, 21-545.01, or 21-548, may exercise the right to communicate with others as set forth in § 7-1231.01 et seq.\n\n(b)\nRepealed.\n\n(c)\nThis section does not prohibit the administrator of a hospital from making reasonable rules regarding visitation hours.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.","Subchapter V. Right to Communication; Exercise of Other Rights."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-561","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"049847986112ee3b5bc5a252251b54d338f4741f8ad2d1bc2f090774a1498aae","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-551","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-562"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}