{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-591","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-591","heading":"Offenses and penalties.","body":"Whoever:\n\n(1)\nwithout probable cause for believing a person to be mentally ill:\n(A)\ncauses or conspires with or assists another person to cause the hospitalization, under this chapter, of the person first referred to; or\n(B)\nexecutes a petition, application, or certificate pursuant to this chapter, by which he secures or attempts to secure the apprehension, hospitalization, detention, or restraint of the person first referred to;\n\n(2)\ncauses or conspires with or assists another person to cause the denial to a person of a right accorded to him by this chapter; or\n\n(3)\nbeing a physician, psychiatrist , qualified psychologist, or qualified nurse practitioner, knowingly makes a false certificate or application pursuant to this chapter as to the mental condition of a person —","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Hospitalization of Persons with Mental Illness.","Subchapter VI. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-591","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cb0736878d50a77ebb107192817210c0e6976f68aeb182c9a08b3a15eb7df289","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-590","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-592"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}