Hearings shall be closed to the public unless the person with mental retardation, or his or her counsel, requests that a hearing be open to the public.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-137, § 408, 25 DCR 5094; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 26(l), 53 DCR 6198.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-1948.
1973 Ed., § 6-1675.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “the person with mental retardation” for “the mentally retarded person”.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 2-137, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-1301.02.
For Law 16-305, see notes following § 7-531.01.