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D.C. Code div. V, tit. 29, ch. 10, subch. II

in effect

D.C. Code § 29-1002.01 Signing of records delivered for filing to Mayor.

29-1002.01. Signing of records delivered for filing to Mayor. A record delivered to the Mayor for filing pursuant to this chapter shall be signed as follows: (1) The initial articles of organization shall be signed by at least one organizer. (2) A statement of cancellation under § 29-1003.02(d) shall be signed by at least one organizer. (3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a record signed on behalf of an existing limited cooperative association shall be signed by an officer. (4) A record filed on behalf of a dissolved association shall be signed by a person winding up activities under § 29-1012.06 or a person appointed under § 29-1012.06 to wind up those activities. (5) Any other record delivered on behalf of a person to the Mayor for filing must be signed by that person. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(j)(3)(A), 59 DCR 13171.)

D.C. Code § 29-1002.02 Signing and filing of records pursuant to judicial order.

29-1002.02. Signing and filing of records pursuant to judicial order. (a) If a person required by this chapter to sign or deliver a record to the Mayor for filing does not do so, any other person that is aggrieved may petition the Superior Court to order: (1) The person to sign the record; or (2) The person to deliver the record to the Mayor for filing; or (3) The Mayor to file the record unsigned. (b) If the petitioner under subsection (a) of this section is not the limited cooperative association or foreign cooperative to which the record pertains, the petitioner shall make the association or cooperative a party to the action. (c) A record filed pursuant to this section is effective without being signed. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(j)(3)(B), 59 DCR 13171.)

D.C. Code § 29-1002.03 Liability for inaccurate information in filed record.

29-1002.03. Liability for inaccurate information in filed record. If a record delivered to the Mayor for filing under this chapter and filed by the Mayor contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers a loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from a person that signed the record or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf and knew at the time the record was signed that the information was inaccurate. (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

Source: Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov)URL: https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/29/chapters/10/subchapters/IIFetched: 10/21/2026