{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-651.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 2-651.08","heading":"Standards.","body":"In implementing this subchapter, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider:\n\n(1)\nStandards and practices of other jurisdictions;\n\n(2)\nThe most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as promulgated by national standard-setting bodies;\n\n(3)\nThe needs of users of legal material in an electronic record;\n\n(4)\nThe views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons; and\n\n(5)\nTo the extent practicable, methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material that are compatible with the methods and technologies used by other official publishers in the District of Columbia and in states that have adopted a law substantially similar to this subchapter.","path":["Title 2. Government Administration.","Chapter 6. Codification and Publication of Acts, Resolutions, Rules, and Orders.","Subchapter V. Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/2-651.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"23ed120b8c6427c4f13461b6da95c5089420615e23edb64f687552a9d296c3c5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-651.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-2-651.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}