Territorial application. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter applies to: (1) Affairs and estates of a disappeared individual who is domiciled in the District and an individual to be protected who is domiciled in the District; (2) Property located in the District of a non-domiciliary who is a disappeared individual or an individual to be protected; (3) Property coming into the control of a guardian or conservator who is subject to the laws of the District; and (4) An incapacitated individual in the District. (Feb. 28, 1987, D.C. Law 6-204, § 2(a), 34 DCR 632.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2021. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 1-301 of the Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act (1982 Act).
District of Columbia Legal Code