{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2604.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2604.03","heading":"Effect on existing powers of attorney.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, on the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023]:\n(1)\nThis chapter applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023];\n(2)\nThis chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023];\n(3)\nThis chapter applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] unless the court finds that application of a provision of this chapter would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and\n(4)\nAn act done before the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] is not affected by this chapter.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 26. Uniform Power of Attorney Act.","Subchapter IV. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2604.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d3da4ba73182c81528a036117d8a4f90c81f62d3ae11aa6a6aa58dc95c190444","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2604.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}