{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1303.12","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-1303.12","heading":"Court hearing required prior to commitment.","body":"Except as provided in § 7-1303.12a, no person with an intellectual disability shall be committed under this chapter prior to the Court hearing required under this subchapter.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 13. Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities.","Subchapter III. Commitments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1303.12","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b6ba4cff0c42577c5a3c9b3bb7d7c63c2dd3568ec123ebb2039b2eb278a60270","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1303.11","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-1303.12a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}