{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1701","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 42-1701","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this subchapter are to protect the public against incompetence, fraud and deception in real estate transactions; to establish a Real Estate Guaranty and Educational Fund to compensate victims of unlawful real estate practices; and for other purposes.","path":["Title 42. Real Property.","Chapter 17. Real Estate Brokers’ Duties.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-1701","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6b611179d40a05b7c9c3e93026456f8ee47afe937abc1d270038d2d94824dbb6","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1682","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-1702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}