District of Columbia Statutes
§ 14-701 — Presumption of death.
If a person leaves his domicile without a known intention of changing it, and does not return or is not heard from for seven years from the time of his so leaving, he shall be presumed to be dead in any case where his death is in question, unless proof is made that he was alive within that time.
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Legislative History
Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 522, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1
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