The court shall grant a hearing to a person whose continued hospitalization is ordered under section 21-524, if he requests the hearing. The hearing shall be held within 24 hours after receipt of the request.
CREDIT(S)
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 754, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 21-525.
1973 Ed., § 21-525.
Law Review and Journal Commentaries
Camouflaged Legitimacy: Civil Commitment, Property Rights, and Legal Isolation. Valerie L. Collins, 52 Howard Law Journal 407 (2009).