This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act”.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 31, 2009, D.C. Law 17-378, § 2(d), 56 DCR 1572.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For D.C. Law 13-293, see notes following § 16-4601.01.
Law 17-378, the “Uniform Child Abduction Act of 2008”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 17-626 which was referred to the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 18, 2008, and December 2, 2008, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 29, 2009, it was assigned Act No. 17-716 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 17-378 became effective on March 25, 2009.
Editor's Notes
Former § 16-4604.01 has been recodified as § 16-4605.01 by D.C. Law 17-378, § 2(e).
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 1 of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. See Vol. 9, Pt. 1A, Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.