District of Columbia Statutes
§ 13-402 — Uniformity of interpretation.
District of Columbia·Title 13 Procedure Generally. [Enacted title]·Ch. 4 Civil Jurisdiction and Service Outside the District of Columbia.·Subch. I General Provisions.
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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Legislative History
July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 548, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 132(a)
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Form of order of publication.