Title 45 — Compilation and Construction of Code.
6 chapters · 20 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 45-101 Disposition of compilation of laws affecting District of Columbia
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 45-102 District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; printing
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(a) After publication by the Law Revision Counsel of the fifth annual cumulative supplement to the 1973 Edition of the District of Columbia Code, new editions of the District of Columbia Code (and annual cumulative supplements thereto) shall be prepared and published under the di…
D.C. Code § 45-201 Established; exceptions
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if any provision of any act of the Council of the District of Columbia or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional or beyond the statutory authority of the Council of the Distric…
D.C. Code § 45-301 Established; composition; term of office; residency requirement; vacancies; compensation; requests for information; power to enter into contracts
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(a) There is established as an advisory body to the Council of the District of Columbia the District of Columbia Law Revision Commission (“Commission”), which shall be composed of 9 members, as follows: (1) Four members appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia; (2) Tw…
D.C. Code § 45-302 Duties
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It shall be the duty of the Commission to do the following: (1) Examine the common law and statutes relating to the District of Columbia, the ordinances, regulations, resolutions, and acts of the Council, and all relevant judicial decisions for the purpose of discovering defects …
D.C. Code § 45-303 Annual report
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The Commission shall make an annual report of its proceedings to the Council of the District of Columbia and the Mayor by March 31st of each year. The report shall contain the following: (1) A list of all topics considered by the Commission during the reported year; (2) The final…
D.C. Code § 45-304 Appropriations
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Appropriations are authorized to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 45-305 Effective date
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This chapter shall take effect after a 30-day period of Congressional review following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council of the District of Columbia to override the veto) as provided in § 1-206.02(c)(1); provided, that this chapter…
D.C. Code § 45-401 Common law, principles of equity and admiralty, and acts of Congress
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(a) The common law, all British statutes in force in Maryland on February 27, 1801, the principles of equity and admiralty, all general acts of Congress not locally inapplicable in the District of Columbia, and all acts of Congress by their terms applicable to the District of Col…
D.C. Code § 45-402 Ordinances of Washington and of levy court
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All laws and ordinances of the City of Washington, and of the levy court of the District of Columbia, except as modified or repealed by Congress or the Legislative Assembly of the District since June 1, 1871, or until so modified or repealed, remain in full force.
D.C. Code § 45-403 Acts relating to governing bodies of religious denominations
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All acts and parts of acts relating to the organization and powers of vestries, trustees, or other governing bodies of any religious denomination shall remain in force except insofar as the same are inconsistent with or are replaced by the provisions of this Code.
D.C. Code § 45-404 Savings provision
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(a) The repeal of any act of the Council shall not release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred pursuant to the act, and the act shall be treated as remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of an…
D.C. Code § 45-501 Intention of Council not to revive previous repeal unless intention specifically included
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As a rule of statutory interpretation, in enacting a statute which includes among its provisions the repeal of a previously enacted repeal (including the repeal of a proviso or an exception), it is not the intention of the Council of the District of Columbia to revive the statute…
D.C. Code § 45-601 Rules stated
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In the interpretation and construction of this Code the following rules shall be observed.
D.C. Code § 45-602 Words importing singular number to include plural
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Words importing the singular number shall be held to include the plural, and vice versa, except where such construction would be unreasonable.
D.C. Code § 45-603 Gender rule of construction
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Unless the Council of the District of Columbia specifically provides that this section shall be inapplicable to a particular act or section, all the words thereof importing 1 gender include and apply to the other gender as well.
D.C. Code § 45-604 “Person” to include partnerships and corporations
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The word “person” shall be held to apply to partnerships and corporations, unless such construction would be unreasonable, and the reference to any officer shall include any person authorized by law to perform the duties of his office, unless the context shows that such words wer…
D.C. Code § 45-605 “Executor” to include “administrator”
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Wherever the word “executor” is used it shall include “administrator,” and vice versa, unless such application of the term would be unreasonable.
D.C. Code § 45-606 Oath to include affirmation
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Wherever an oath is required, an affirmation in judicial form, if made by a person conscientiously scrupulous about taking an oath, shall be deemed a sufficient compliance.
D.C. Code § 45-607 “Insane person” and “lunatic”
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Repealed Repealed.