<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" status="repealed" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id882e7599-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f" identifier="/us/usc/t42/s259...261a"><num value="259 to 261a">§§ 259 to 261a.</num><heading> Repealed. <ref href="/us/pl/106/310/dB/tXXXIV/s3405/a">Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, § 3405(a)</ref>, <date date="2000-10-17">Oct. 17, 2000</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/114/1221">114 Stat. 1221</ref>, as amended by <ref href="/us/pl/114/198/tI/s110/b">Pub. L. 114–198, title I, § 110(b)</ref>, <date date="2016-07-22">July 22, 2016</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/130/710">130 Stat. 710</ref></heading><notes type="uscNote" id="id882e759a-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">
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<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 259, acts <ref href="/us/act/1944-07-01/ch373">July 1, 1944, ch. 373</ref>, title III, § 343, <ref href="/us/stat/58/699">58 Stat. 699</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/91/513/tI/s2/a/2/A">Pub. L. 91–513, title I, § 2(a)(2)(A)</ref>, (3), (4), <date date="1970-10-27">Oct. 27, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/1240">84 Stat. 1240</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/92/293/s3">Pub. L. 92–293, § 3</ref>, <date date="1972-05-11">May 11, 1972</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/86/136">86 Stat. 136</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/98/473/tII/s232/b">Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 232(b)</ref>, <date date="1984-10-12">Oct. 12, 1984</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/98/2031">98 Stat. 2031</ref>, related to convict addicts or other persons with drug abuse or drug dependence problems.</p>
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<note topic="removalDescription" id="id882e759c-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 260, acts <ref href="/us/act/1944-07-01/ch373">July 1, 1944, ch. 373</ref>, title III, § 344, <ref href="/us/stat/58/701">58 Stat. 701</ref>; <ref href="/us/act/1948-06-25/ch654/s5">June 25, 1948, ch. 654, § 5</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/62/1018">62 Stat. 1018</ref>; <ref href="/us/act/1956-07-24/ch676">July 24, 1956, ch. 676</ref>, title III, § 302(b), <ref href="/us/stat/70/622">70 Stat. 622</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/91/513/tI/s2/a/2/A">Pub. L. 91–513, title I, § 2(a)(2)(A)</ref>, (3), (4), <date date="1970-10-27">Oct. 27, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/1240">84 Stat. 1240</ref>, related to addicts and persons with drug abuse or drug dependence problems.</p>
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<note topic="removalDescription" id="id882e759d-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 260a, <ref href="/us/act/1944-07-01/ch373/tIII/s345">act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 345</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/act/1954-05-08/ch195/s2">May 8, 1954, ch. 195, § 2</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/68/79">68 Stat. 79</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/act/1956-07-24/ch676">July 24, 1956, ch. 676</ref>, title III, § 302(c), <ref href="/us/stat/70/622">70 Stat. 622</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/91/358/tI/s155/c/32">Pub. L. 91–358, title I, § 155(c)(32)</ref>, <date date="1970-07-29">July 29, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/572">84 Stat. 572</ref>, related to admission of addicts committed from District of Columbia.</p>
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<note topic="removalDescription" id="id882e759e-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 261, acts <ref href="/us/act/1944-07-01/ch373">July 1, 1944, ch. 373</ref>, title III, § 346, formerly § 345, <ref href="/us/stat/58/701">58 Stat. 701</ref>; renumbered § 346, <ref href="/us/act/1954-05-08/ch195/s2">May 8, 1954, ch. 195, § 2</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/68/79">68 Stat. 79</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/pl/91/513/tI/s2/a/2/A">Pub. L. 91–513, title I, § 2(a)(2)(A)</ref>, (5), <date date="1970-10-27">Oct. 27, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/1240">84 Stat. 1240</ref>, related to penalties for introducing prohibited articles and substances into hospitals and escaping from, or aiding and abetting escape from hospitals.</p>
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<note topic="removalDescription" id="id882e759f-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f">
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Section 261a, <ref href="/us/act/1944-07-01/ch373/tIII/s347">act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 347</ref>, as added <ref href="/us/act/1954-05-08/ch195/s4">May 8, 1954, ch. 195, § 4</ref>, <ref href="/us/stat/68/80">68 Stat. 80</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/pl/91/513/tI/s2/a/4">Pub. L. 91–513, title I, § 2(a)(4)</ref>, <date date="1970-10-27">Oct. 27, 1970</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/84/1240">84 Stat. 1240</ref>, related to release of patients and determination by Surgeon General.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id882e75a0-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2016 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/114/198/tI/s110/b">Pub. L. 114–198, title I, § 110(b)</ref>, <date date="2016-07-22">July 22, 2016</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/130/710">130 Stat. 710</ref>, provided that the amendment made by section 110(b) (amending directory language of <ref href="/us/pl/106/310/s3405/a">section 3405(a) of Pub. L. 106–310</ref>, which repealed sections 259 to 261a of this title) is effective as if included in the enactment of <ref href="/us/pl/106/310">Pub. L. 106–310</ref>.</p>
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