{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-2103","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-2103","heading":"Application; principal place of administration.","body":"(a)\nThis chapter applies to a trust, whenever created, that has its principal place of administration in the District, subject to the following rules:\n(1)\nIf the trust was created before the effective date of this chapter, this chapter applies only to a decision or action occurring on or after the effective date of this chapter; and\n(2)\nIf the principal place of administration of the trust is changed to the District on or after the effective date of this chapter, this chapter applies only to a decision or action occurring on or after the date of the change.\n\n(b)\nWithout precluding other means to establish a sufficient connection with the designated jurisdiction in a directed trust, terms of the trust which designate the principal place of administration of the trust are valid and controlling if:\n(1)\nA trustee's principal place of business is located in or a trustee is a resident of the designated jurisdiction;\n(2)\nA trust director's principal place of business is located in or a trust director is a resident of the designated jurisdiction; or\n(3)\nAll or part of the administration occurs in the designated jurisdiction.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 21. Uniform Directed Trust Code."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-2103","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"bdc84ae24e1eba570883e9e2d2963a127b08fc1fe4b4001a39d604348986c098","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-2102","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-2104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}