{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-508","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 19-508","heading":"Uniformity of application and construction.","body":"This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among the states enacting it.","path":["Title 19. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Simultaneous Deaths; Uniform Law."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/19-508","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7fb7a278cc6ab73a64ad4e12eacb40ba7712fb809e5db9b5b482cee78ea22736","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-507","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-19-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}