{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1421","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1421","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The term “appropriate authority” as used in this compact means, with reference to the District of Columbia, the Director of the Child and Family Services Agency for children who have been abused or neglected and the Director of the Department of Human Services for all other children.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 14. Placement of Children in Family Homes.","Subchapter II. Interstate Compact on Placement of Children."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1421","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"532ad079ff54784aa3f408979e6577d37369c2909727c4020713fa29698490ec","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1410","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}