The record or a copy thereof of any deed recorded shall be evidence thereof, in the same manner and shall have the same effect as if such deed had been originally executed, acknowledged, and recorded according to law.
(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1271, ch. 854, § 519; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 532, ch. 1329; Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-110, § 47, 43 DCR 530.)
1981 Ed., § 45-804.
1973 Ed., § 45-504.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 4 - Deed Effective and Recordation Dates
§ 42–401. Effective date of deeds; exception
§ 42–402. Defective grants recorded before April 27, 1994
§ 42–404. Failures in formal requisites of an instrument
§ 42–405. Notice of address and name change
§ 42–406. First recorded deed preferred
§ 42–407. Instrument not properly executed or acknowledged not recordable
§ 42–408. Record of conveyance by infant or infant trustee as evidence