{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-201.30","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 37-201.30","heading":"“Person” defined; meaning of singular words.","body":"The word “person,” as used in this subchapter, shall be construed to include copartnerships, companies, corporations, societies, and associations. Whenever any word in this subchapter, is used in the singular, it shall be construed to mean either singular or plural, and wherever any word in this subchapter is used in the plural, it shall be construed to mean either plural or singular, as the circumstances demand.","path":["Title 37. Weights, Measures, Markets, and Vending.","Chapter 2. Weights, Measures, and Markets Generally.","Subchapter I. Weights and Measures Generally."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/37-201.30","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"df0119a991f4fb6dac9eebdd8f847bc04837c953b9bdf511bfac4496d00162d0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-201.29","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-37-201.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}