No child who has been committed to a juvenile facility shall escape or attempt to escape from a District of Columbia institution described in § 10-509.01. No person shall aid or abet any person to violate this section.
CREDIT(S)
(July 3, 1956, ch. 508, § 1a, as added May 15, 1993, D.C. Law 9-272, § 106, 40 DCR 796; May 16, 1995, D.C. Law 10-255, § 13, 41 DCR 5193.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 9-130.1.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 9-272, the “Criminal and Juvenile Justice Reform Amendment Act of 1992,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 9-374, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 1, 1972, and December 15, 1972, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 14, 1993, it was assigned Act No. 9-401 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 9-272 became effective on May 15, 1993.
Law 10-255, the “Technical Amendments Act of 1994,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-673, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 21, 1994, and July 5, 1994, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 25, 1994, it was assigned Act No. 10-302 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-255 became effective May 16, 1995.