District of Columbia Code Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners. § 24-531.01. Definitions.

(1) “Competence” means that a defendant has sufficient present ability to consult with his or her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and has a rational, as well as a factual, understanding of the proceedings against him or her.

(2) “Court” or “Superior Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

(2A) “DDS” means the Department on Disability Services.

(3) “Defendant” means a defendant in a criminal case or a respondent in a transfer proceeding.

(4) “DMH” means the Department of Mental Health.

(5) “Incompetent” means that, as a result of a mental disease or defect, a defendant does not have sufficient present ability to consult with his or her lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding or does not have a rational, as well as a factual, understanding of the proceedings against him or her.

(6) “Inpatient treatment facility” means:

(7) Repealed.

(8) “Transfer proceeding” means a proceeding pursuant to § 16-2307 to transfer a respondent who is alleged to be a delinquent in a juvenile case from the Family Court to the Criminal Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to face adult criminal charges.

(9) “Treatment” means the services or supports provided to persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities, including services or supports that are offered or ordered to restore a person to competence, to assist a person in becoming competent, or to ensure that a person will be competent.

(10) “Treatment provider” means: