{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-904","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-904","heading":"Admission upon written application; right of release.","body":"A person in a place specified by section 21-902   may, upon his written application, be admitted for observation and diagnosis to Saint Elizabeths Hospital in the discretion of the Superintendent of the hospital for a period not exceeding 30 days. If, after admission to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, he expresses a desire for release from the hospital, he shall be released within 72 hours thereafter, unless proceedings for his adjudication as a person with a mental illness have been instituted as provided for by section 21-906  .","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Persons with Mental Illness Found in Certain Federal Reservations."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-904","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0862e2a19c273b9760ae5230dc96def7d3ae250c731110dbf02d0dc53a85f2c4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-903","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}