District of Columbia Statutes
§ 20-503 — Issuance and content of letters.
District of Columbia·Title 20 Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]·Ch. 5 The Personal Representative and Special Administrator; Appointment, Control and Termination of Authority.·Subch. I Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Bond; Accrual of Duties and Powers.
After appointment, letters shall be issued to the personal representative by the Register. Letters shall contain:
(a)the name and address of the Court;
(b)the name of the decedent and the personal representative;
(c)the date of appointment of the personal representative;
(d)the date the will, if any, was admitted to probate;
(e)the signature of the Register and the seal of the Court;
(f)the date the letters were issued; and
(g)whether the administration is supervised or unsupervised and, if supervised, any limitations on the powers of the personal representative.
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Legislative History
June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(w), 42 DCR 63
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