Patient not deemed a criminal. The patient in any proceedings under §§ 24-701 to 24-711 shall not be deemed a criminal and the commitment of any such patient shall not be deemed a conviction. (June 24, 1953, 67 Stat. 79, ch. 149, § 12; July 24, 1956, 70 Stat. 612, ch. 676, title I, § 101.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 24-611. 1973 Ed., § 24-611.
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