{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-302","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-302","heading":"Necessity for probate.","body":"(a)\nA will is ineffective to transfer property or to nominate a personal representative unless it is admitted to probate or recorded as provided in section 20-341 (b).\n\n(b)\nExcept for foreign personal representatives, no person shall exercise the powers or assume the duties of a personal representative unless he has been appointed by the Court.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Opening the Estate.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-302","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ce1bda14f9d48661f8c6622a2e242cd9e3c228a3e37cf21645899e157d1a6b12","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-301","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}