{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1371.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1371.02","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Child” means an individual who is 18 years of age or younger, or up to 21 years of age if the child is a committed ward of the child welfare, intellectual and developmental disabilities, or juvenile systems of the District of Columbia.\n\n(2)\n“Committee” means the Child Fatality Review Committee.\n\n(3)\n\"Parental interview\" means Committee interaction, either in person or through other means of communication, with a parent, caregiver, or guardian of a deceased child.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 13. Child Abuse and Neglect.","Subchapter V. Child Fatality Review Committee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1371.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"4b527452d11d5e64343c9cf1e61d51c1808d7875a4608731d5b76b5f3731d633","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1371.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1371.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}