{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1702.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1702.02","heading":"Nontransferability.","body":"A powerholder may not transfer a power of appointment. If a powerholder dies without exercising or releasing a power, the power lapses.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 17. Uniform Powers of Appointment Code.","Subchapter II. Creation, Revocation, and Amendment of Power of Appointment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1702.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e267de12490db36ef4754ff0c3c853c36c7d715fd619d922efc5601d3e1826f5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1702.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1702.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}