{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2601.17","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2601.17","heading":"Agent's liability.","body":"(a)\nAn agent that violates this chapter is liable to the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the amount required to:\n(1)\nRestore the value of the principal's property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred; and\n(2)\nReimburse the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the reasonable attorney's fees and costs paid on the agent's behalf.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 26. Uniform Power of Attorney Act.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2601.17","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"415bc11aea462be74564b1fc64d28cf24ccca56b29c6dfc8bf08081e13a6cfd5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2601.16","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2601.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}