{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1432","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-1432","heading":"Presumptions and burden of proof.","body":"For the purpose of proper administration of this subchapter and to prevent evasion of the recordation requirements, the Mayor shall presume that all transfers, as described in § 47-1431, are required to be recorded. The burden shall be upon the person required to record to prove that a deed or any other document is exempt from the recordation requirement.","path":["Title 47. Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]","Chapter 14. Taxation of Recordation and Transfers of Real Property.","Subchapter III. Compulsory Recordation of Transfers of Real Property."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-1432","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"736dcc8397238e116b206089aa63b5e7a365b401f210128f8571fcbd7e983b90","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1431","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1433"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}