Title 42 — Real Property.
57 chapters · 1,018 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 42-101 No acknowledgment of deed by attorney
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(a) A general or specific power of attorney executed by a person authorizing an attorney-in-fact to sell, grant, or release any interest in real property shall be executed in the same manner as a deed and shall be recorded with or prior to the deed executed pursuant to the power …
D.C. Code § 42-111 Acknowledgments in Guam, Samoa, and Canal Zone
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Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the District of Columbia may be acknowledged in the islands of Guam and Samoa or in the Canal Zone before any notary public or judge, appointed therein by proper authority, or by any officer therein who has ex officio the powe…
D.C. Code § 42-112 Acknowledgments in Philippine Islands and Puerto Rico
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Deeds and other instruments affecting land situate in the District of Columbia may be acknowledged in the Philippine Islands and Puerto Rico before any notary public appointed therein by proper authority, or any officer therein who has ex officio the powers of a notary public; pr…
D.C. Code § 42-121 Manner of acknowledgment; form of certificate
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D.C. Code § 42-122 Acknowledgment out of District
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D.C. Code § 42-123 Acknowledgment in foreign country
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D.C. Code § 42-124 Certain defective acknowledgments prior to March 3, 1879, validated
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D.C. Code § 42-125 Certain defective deeds and acknowledgments prior to January 1, 1969, validated
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D.C. Code § 42-126 Acknowledgments by married women — prior to April 10, 1869
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D.C. Code § 42-127 Acknowledgments by married women — when validates defective power of attorney
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D.C. Code § 42-128 Validation of deeds made without acknowledgment prior to January 1, 1902
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D.C. Code § 42-129 Acts of Congress and Acts of Maryland cumulative as to deeds prior to January 1, 1902
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D.C. Code § 42-141 Definitions
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For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Acknowledgment” means a declaration by a person that states: (A) The person has executed an instrument for the purposes stated in the instrument; and (B) If the instrument is executed in a representative capacity, that the perso…
D.C. Code § 42-142 Notarial acts
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(a) In taking an acknowledgment, the notarial officer shall determine from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence that the person who appears before the officer and makes the acknowledgment is the person whose true signature is on the instrument. (b) In taking a verification…
D.C. Code § 42-143 Notarial acts in the District
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(a) A notarial act may be performed within the District by the following persons to the extent authorized by law: (1) A notary public of the District; (2) A judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of the District; or (3) Any other person authorized to perform the specific act.…
D.C. Code § 42-144 Notarial acts in other jurisdictions of the United States
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(a) A notarial act shall have the same effect under the law of the District as if the notarial act had been performed by a notarial officer of the District, if the notarial act is performed in another state, commonwealth, territory, district, or possession of the United States by…
D.C. Code § 42-145 Notarial acts under federal authority
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(a) A notarial act shall have the same effect under the law of the District as if the notarial act had been performed by a notarial officer of the District if the notarial act is performed anywhere under authority granted by the law of the United States by: (1) A judge, clerk, or…
D.C. Code § 42-146 Foreign notarial acts
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(a) A notarial act shall have the same effect under the law of the District as if the notarial act had been performed by a notarial officer of the District if the notarial act is performed within the jurisdiction of and under authority of a foreign country or its constituent unit…
D.C. Code § 42-147 Certificate of notarial acts
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(a) A notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate signed and dated by a notarial officer. The certificate shall include identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed and the title of the office of the notarial officer and shall include the officia…
D.C. Code § 42-148 Short forms
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The following short form certificates of notarial acts shall be sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by § 42-147(a). (1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity: District of Columbia This instrument was acknowledged before me o…