{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-105","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 18-105","heading":"Retention or demand of void devise or legacy by attesting witness prohibited.","body":"A person to whom a beneficial devise, legacy, estate, interest, gift, or power of appointment is given or made in a will or codicil, which is void under section 18-103, may not, in any manner or under any color or pretense whatsoever:\n\n(1)\ndemand or take possession of or receive any profits or benefit of or from the devise, legacy, estate, interest, gift, or power of appointment so given or made; or\n\n(2)\ndemand, receive, or accept from another person the beneficial devise, legacy, estate, interest, gift, or power of appointment or any satisfaction or compensation therefor.","path":["Title 18. Wills. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-105","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"99ccb65a6f34f5dd75fa64d571cda9221b4877a32d2840ed074dbe2877a27eaa","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-104","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}