Rule 9 Release proceedings
Rule Text
(a) Conduct of hearing. Upon receipt of a petition for release filed by a committed person pursuant to D.C. Code § 21-546 (2004 Supp.), the Court shall promptly set the matter down for hearing. The committed person has the right to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and to crossexamine witnesses. The committed person shall have the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she is no longer mentally ill to the extent that he or she is likely to injure him or herself or others if not committed, or that he or she should be released to a less restrictive form of commitment.
(b) Findings by the Court. In ruling upon a petition for release, the Court shall make appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law.