District of Columbia § 16-5302 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-5302 — Definitions.

District of Columbia·Title 16 Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]·Ch. 53 Unsworn Foreign Declarations; Uniform Act.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1)“Boundaries of the United States” means the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(2)“Law” includes a District of Columbia statute, a judicial decision or order, an executive order, and an administrative rule, regulation, or order.

(3)“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(4)“Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record,:

(A)To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(B)To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound,

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For the purposes of this chapter, the term:

(1) “Boundaries of the United States” means the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(2) “Law” includes a District of Columbia statute, a judicial decision or order, an executive order, and an administrative rule, regulation, or order.

(3) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(4) “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record,:

(A) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(B) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.

(5) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(6) “Sworn declaration” means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. The term “sworn declaration” includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate, and affidavit.

(7) “Unsworn declaration” means a declaration in a signed record that is not given under oath, but is given under penalty of perjury.

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