The Department of Public Welfare [Department of Human Services] shall cause a person who has been admitted to Forest Haven, but who has not acquired a legal residence in the District, to be removed as soon as possible to the State in which he belongs.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 772, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; Oct. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 1087, Pub. L. 91-490, § 2(a)(2).)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 21-1119.
1973 Ed., § 21-1119.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of the Department of Public Welfare were transferred to the Director of the Department of Human Resources by Commissioner's Order No. 69-96, dated March 7, 1969, as amended by Commissioner's Order No. 70-83, dated March 6, 1970. The Department of Human Resources was replaced by the Department of Human Services by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979, dated February 21, 1980.