{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-7-105","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:7-105","heading":"Reissuance in alternative medium.","body":"(a)\nUpon request of a person entitled under an electronic document of title, the issuer of the electronic document may issue a tangible document of title as a substitute for the electronic document if:\n(1)\nThe person entitled under the electronic document surrenders control of the document to the issuer; and\n(2)\nThe tangible document when issued contains a statement that it is issued in substitution for the electronic document.\n\n(b)\nUpon issuance of a tangible document of title in substitution for an electronic document of title in accordance with subsection (a) of this section:\n(1)\nThe electronic document ceases to have any effect or validity; and\n(2)\nThe person that procured issuance of the tangible document warrants to all subsequent persons entitled under the tangible document that the warrantor was a person entitled under the electronic document when the warrantor surrendered control of the electronic document to the issuer.\n\n(c)\nUpon request of a person entitled under a tangible document of title, the issuer of the tangible document may issue an electronic document of title as a substitute for the tangible document if:\n(1)\nThe person entitled under the tangible document surrenders possession of the document to the issuer; and\n(2)\nThe electronic document when issued contains a statement that it is issued in substitution for the tangible document.\n\n(d)\nUpon issuance of an electronic document of title in substitution for a tangible document of title in accordance with subsection (c) of this section:\n(1)\nThe tangible document ceases to have any effect or validity; and\n(2)\nThe person that procured issuance of the electronic document warrants to all subsequent persons entitled under the electronic document that the warrantor was a person entitled under the tangible document when the warrantor surrendered possession of the tangible document to the issuer.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 7. Documents of Title.","Part 1. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:7-105","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"acddd686e356ba75f9925bb1bd3f571d3dba4b198b9c14026809a50dcec46844","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-7-104","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-7-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}