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District of Columbia Code Division III. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations. § 21-591. Offenses and penalties.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Whoever:

(1) without probable cause for believing a person to be mentally ill:

(A) causes or conspires with or assists another person to cause the hospitalization, under this chapter, of the person first referred to; or

(B) executes a petition, application, or certificate pursuant to this chapter, by which he secures or attempts to secure the apprehension, hospitalization, detention, or restraint of the person first referred to;

(2) causes or conspires with or assists another person to cause the denial to a person of a right accorded to him by this chapter; or

(3) being a physician, psychiatrist or qualified psychologist, knowingly makes a false certificate or application pursuant to this chapter as to the mental condition of a person --

shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

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