{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1903","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-1903","heading":"Scope.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this chapter applies to an express trust that is irrevocable or revocable by the settlor only with the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.\n\n(b)\nthis chapter does not apply to a trust held solely for charitable purposes.\n\n(c)\nSubject to § 19-1915, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise of the decanting power.\n\n(d)\nthis chapter does not limit the power of a trustee, powerholder, or other person to distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under the trust instrument, law of the District other than this chapter, common law, a court order, or a nonjudicial settlement agreement.\n\n(e)\nThis chapter does not affect the ability of a settlor to provide in a trust instrument for the distribution of the trust property or appointment in further trust of the trust property or for modification of the trust instrument.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 19. Uniform Trust Decanting Code."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-1903","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"514f86855733afde89e88caa3ff3b0aa4c47cec9ea4de4362da3124292a46374","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1902","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-1904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}