District of Columbia Statutes
§ 13-402 — Uniformity of interpretation.
District of Columbia § 13-402
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 13Procedure Generally. [Enacted title]
Ch. 4Civil Jurisdiction and Service Outside the District of Columbia.
Subch. IGeneral Provisions.
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D.C. Code § 13-402 (2026).
Text
When the statutory language so permits, this chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to make it uniform with the laws of those jurisdictions which enact in comparable form the first two articles of the Uniform Interstate and International Procedure Act.
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Related
Margoles v. Johns
333 F. Supp. 942 (District of Columbia, 1971)
Frank Emmet Real Estate, Inc. v. Monroe
562 A.2d 134 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1989)
Legislative History
July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 548, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 132(a)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 13-101
Prescription of rules by courts.§ 13-301
Courts to which applicable.§ 13-302
Service by marshal.§ 13-302.01
Service by Metropolitan Police Department.§ 13-303
Service or execution on Sunday.§ 13-333
Service on incompetent persons.§ 13-334
Service on foreign corporations.§ 13-339
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