{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2213","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2213","heading":"Construction.","body":"This subchapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter I. Durable Power of Attorney"],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2213","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2edc5ffe6726828cb203dba84f286bff2112866cf53c8dcc0afa260a7134944c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2212","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2221.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}