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Code of the District of Columbia
Title 16
Chapter 23
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Proceedings Regarding Delinquency, Neglect, or Need of Supervision.
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16-2301
Definitions.
16-2301.01
References deemed to refer to Family Court of the Superior Court.
16-2301.02
Purpose.
16-2302
Transfer of criminal matters to Family Division.
16-2303
Retention of jurisdiction.
16-2304
Right to counsel; party status.
16-2305
Petition; contents; amendment.
16-2305.01
Findings.
16-2305.02
Preliminary probation conferences; adjustment process.
16-2306
Service of summons and petition.
16-2307
Transfer for criminal prosecution.
16-2308
Initial appearance.
16-2309
Taking into custody.
16-2310
Criteria for detaining children.
16-2310.01
Separation of young children detained prior to a hearing.
16-2311
Release or delivery to Family Division
16-2311.01
Rules.
16-2312
Detention or shelter care hearing; intermediate disposition.
16-2312a
Evaluation of family team meetings and 72-hour time period for commencement of shelter care hearing.
16-2313
Place of detention or shelter.
16-2314
Consent decree.
16-2315
Physical and mental examinations.
16-2316
Conduct of hearings; evidence.
16-2316.01
Scheduling of fact finding and dispositional hearings for children alleged to be neglected.
16-2317
Hearings, findings; dismissal.
16-2318
Order of adjudication noncriminal.
16-2319
Predisposition study and report.
16-2320
Disposition of child who is neglected, delinquent, or in need of supervision.
16-2320.01
Restitution.
16-2321
Disposition of child with mental illness or a substantial intellectual disability.
16-2322
Limitation of time on dispositional orders.
16-2323
Review of dispositional orders.
16-2324
Vacation, termination of orders.
16-2325
Support of committed child.
16-2325.01
Participation order.
16-2325.02
Report on failure of respondents to appear in delinquency cases.
16-2326
Court costs and expenses.
16-2326.01
Compensation of attorneys in neglect and termination of parental rights proceedings.
16-2327
Probation revocation; disposition.
16-2328
Interlocutory appeals.
16-2329
Finality of judgments; appeals; transcripts.
16-2330
Time computation.
16-2331
Juvenile case records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure.
16-2332
Juvenile social records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure.
16-2333
Police and other law enforcement records.
16-2333.01
Permitted disclosures of juvenile information.
16-2333.02
Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee.
16-2333.03
Information sharing by agencies.
16-2334
Fingerprint records.
16-2335
Sealing of records.
16-2335.01
Motion to vacate adjudication or grant a new factfinding hearing on the ground of actual innocence.
16-2335.02
Sealing of records on ground of actual innocence.
16-2336
Unlawful disclosure of records; penalties.
16-2337
Additional powers of the Director of Social Services.
16-2338
Emergency medical treatment.
16-2339
Immunity for juveniles who are witnesses in juvenile proceedings.
16-2340
Rights of victims or eyewitnesses in delinquency proceedings.