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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

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"(4) the law enforcement department having custody of the files and records specified in section 16-2332. "(c) Upon the entry of the order, the proceedings in the case shall be treated as if they never occurred. All facts relating to the action including arrest, the filing of a petition, and the adjudication, filing, and disposition of the Division shall no longer exist as a matter of law. The Division, the law enforcement department, or any other department or agency that received notice under subsection (b) and was named in the order shall reply, and the person who is the subject matter of the records may reply, to any inquiry that no record exists with respect to such person. " (d) Inspection of the files and records included in the order may thereafter be permitted by the Division only upon motion by the person who is the subject of such records, and may be made only by those persons named in the motion; but the Division in its discretion may, by special order in an individual case, permit inspection by or release of information in the records to persons having a professional interest in the protection, welfare, treatment, and rehabilitation of the person who is the subject of the petition or other members of his family. " (e) Any adjudication of delinquency or need of supervision or conviction of a felony subsequent to sealing shall have the effect of nullifying the vacating and sealing order. "(f) A person who has been the subject of a petition filed under this subchapter shall be notified of his rights under subsection (a) at the time a dispositional order is entered and again at the time of his final discharge from supervision, treatment, or custody. " (g) No person shall disclose, receive, or use records in violation of this section. "§ 16-2335. Unlawful disclosure of records; penalties "Whoever willfully discloses, receives, makes use of, or knowingly permits the use of information concerning a child or other person in violation of sections 16-2330 through 16-2334, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. Violations of this section shall be prosecuted by the Corporation Counsel in the name of the District of Columbia. "§ 16-2336. Additional powers of the Director of Social Services "In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in section 11-1722, ^"^^' P* siothe Director of Social Services shall have power to take into custody and place in detention or shelter care, in accordance with this subchapter, children who are under his supervision as delinquent, in need of supervision, or neglected, or children who have run away from agencies or institutions to which they were committed under this subchapter. "§16-2337. Emergency medical treatment "Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent a public agency having custody of a child who is under the jurisdiction of the Division from providing the child with emergency medical treatment.

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