D.C. Code § 51-115
Aug. 28, 1935, 49 Stat. 954, ch. 794, § 16; renumbered § 15, June 4, 1943, 57 Stat. 121, ch. 117, § 1; Aug. 31, 1954, 68 Stat. 996, ch. 1139, § 1; Dec. 22, 1971, 85 Stat. 773, Pub. L. 92-211, § 2 (43); Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-129, § 2(ee), 25 DCR 2451; Sept. 24, 1993, D.C. Law 10-15, § 213, 40 DCR 5420.
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