{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-503","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 20-503","heading":"Issuance and content of letters.","body":"After appointment, letters shall be issued to the personal representative by the Register. Letters shall contain:\n\n(a)\nthe name and address of the Court;\n\n(b)\nthe name of the decedent and the personal representative;\n\n(c)\nthe date of appointment of the personal representative;\n\n(d)\nthe date the will, if any, was admitted to probate;\n\n(e)\nthe signature of the Register and the seal of the Court;\n\n(f)\nthe date the letters were issued; and\n\n(g)\nwhether the administration is supervised or unsupervised and, if supervised, any limitations on the powers of the personal representative.","path":["Title 20. Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. The Personal Representative and Special Administrator; Appointment, Control and Termination of Authority.","Subchapter I. Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Bond; Accrual of Duties and Powers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/20-503","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"16e06a4e76e5cac8879696367bfcbe6e0f38bc4d0b567955cbcd9a2c52bc50c1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-502","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-20-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}