D.C. Code § 24-306

Current through codified legislation effective April 20, 2024
Section 24-306 - Psychiatric services

The Mayor shall appoint a qualified psychiatrist and a qualified psychologist whose services shall be available to the following officers to assist them in carrying out their duties:

(1) In criminal cases, the judges and probation officers of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the judges and Director of Social Services of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
(2) The judges and such personnel assigned to the Family Division of the Superior Court as the Chief Judge may designate;
(3) Such officers of the Department of Corrections as the Director thereof shall designate; and
(4) The Board of Parole of the District.

D.C. Code § 24-306

June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 105, ch. 159, § 405; Aug. 16, 1954, 68 Stat. 730, ch. 737, § 1; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 577, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 159(d); June 3, 1997, D.C. Law 11-275, § 15, 44 DCR 1408.

Board of Parole, creation, powers and duties, see §§ 24-401.01 to 24-401.03. Confinement in mental hospital while in penal institution, see § 24-502. Department of Corrections, see §§ 24-211.011 to 24-211.06. Investigations and reports by probation officers, see § 24-303. Physical and mental examinations and treatment of child, see § 16-2315. .