{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2702","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-2702","heading":"Party plaintiff; statute of limitations.","body":"An action pursuant to this chapter shall be brought by and in the name of the personal representative of the deceased person, and within 2 years after the death of the person injured.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 27. Negligence Causing Death."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2702","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"feba52f6012eb14fa5fe308f90ae9cabba93aad26ea3c05d7574889f1b5909df","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2701","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-2703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}