{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-401.40","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-401.40","heading":"Subordination to canon law or other religious doctrine.","body":"If religious doctrine or canon law governing the affairs of a religious corporation is inconsistent with this chapter on the same subject, the religious doctrine or canon law shall control to the extent required by the Constitution of the United States.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Nonprofit Corporations.","Subchapter I. General Provisions.","Part C. Religious Corporations."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-401.40","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0c13a783ca31c08eafdb4b1e0ce92e51b108787f1b29313cd05d83b41a81f5db","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-401.23","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-401.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}