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other points in Alaska, between Haines, Alaska, and other points in Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation: Provided, That such Canadian vessels may transport merchandise between Hj^der, Alaska, and other ports and points herein enumerated. Approved June 11, 1952.

Public Law 388 June 12, 1952 [S. 1822]

Juvenile c o u r t, D. C.

34 Stat. 73; 52 Stat. 596. Detention.

Hearing.

Records.

D. C. Code 11908, 11-924.

CHAPTER 417

AN ACT To amend the Act creating a juvenile court for the District of Columbia, approved March 19, 1906, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first paragraph of section 11 of the Act entitled "An Act to create a juvenile court in and for the District of Columbia", approved March 19, 1906, as amended (sec. 11-912, D. C. Code, 1940 edition), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "No such child shall be held in such place of detention for any period longer than five days, excluding Sundays and holidays, unless the judge shall order such child detained for a further period." SEC. 2. The second sentence of section 14 of such Act, as amended (sec. 11-915, D. C. Code, 1940 edition), is amended to read as follows: "In the hearing of any case, the general public shall be excluded and only such persons as have a direct interest in the case and their representatives shall be admitted except that the judge, by rule of court or special order, may admit such other persons as he deems to have a legitimate interest in the case or the work of the court." SEC. 3. Section 28 of such Act, as amended (sec. 11-929, D. C. Code, 1940 edition), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 28. (a) The court shall maintain records of all cases brought before the court. Such records shall be withheld from indiscriminate public inspection but shall be open to inspection only by respondents, their parents or guardians and their duly authorized attorneys, and by any institution or agency to which a child may have been committed pursuant to section 14 of this Act. Such records may, pursuant to rule of court or special order of the court, be inspected by other interested l^ersons, institutions and agencies. As used in this subsection, the word "records" includes notices filed with the court by arresting officers pursuant to section 11 of this Act, the court docket and entries therein, the petitions, complaints, informations, motions and other papers filed in any case, transcripts of testimony taken in any case tried by the court and findings, verdicts, judgments, orders and decrees, and other writings filed in proceedings before the court, other than social records. "(b) The records made by officers of the court pursuant to sections 7 and 23 of this Act, referred to in this section as social records, shall be withheld from indiscriminate public inspection, except that such records or parts thereof shall be made available by rule of court or special order of court to such persons, governmental and private agencies, and institutions as have a legitimate interest in the protection, welfare, treatment, and rehabilitation of the child, and to any court before which any such child may appear. The judge may also provide by rule or special order that any such person or agency may make or receive copies of such records or parts thereof. No person.

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