D.C. Code § 16-1006

Current through codified legislation effective April 10, 2024

Section 16-1006 - Jurisdiction

A petitioner may file a petition for protection under this subchapter if:

(1) The petitioner resides, lives, works, or attends school in the District of Columbia:

(2) The petitioner is under the legal custody of a District government agency; or

(3) The underlying offense occurred in the District of Columbia.

D.C. Code § 16-1006

July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 548, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 131 (a); Sept. 14, 1982, D.C. Law 4-144, §7, 29 DCR 3131; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-368, § 3(b)(4), 56 DCR 1338.