District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 29-1201.06: Rule of construction.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]
Chapter 12. Statutory Trusts.
Subchapter I. General Provisions.

(a)

This chapter shall be liberally construed to give maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of governing instruments.

(b)

The presumption that a civil statute in derogation of the common law is construed strictly shall not apply to this chapter.

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