{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1702.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1702.03","heading":"Presumption of unlimited authority.","body":"(a)\nSubject to § 19-1702.05, and unless the terms of the instrument creating a power of appointment manifest a contrary intent, the power is:\n(1)\nPresently exercisable;\n(2)\nExclusionary; and\n(3)\nExcept as otherwise provided in § 19-1702.04, general.","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/19-1702.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a2cc9fa53397d6dda31e19a13b1b24fcd8a077f71c7bd82d56ed285e5a972b6a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1702.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1702.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}