District Of Columbia § 19-1310.13 - Certification of trust.
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§ 19-1310.13. Certification of trust.
19-1310.13Instead of furnishing a copy of the trust instrument to a person other than a beneficiary, the trustee may furnish to the person a certification of trust containing the following information:
That the trust exists and the date the trust instrument was executed;
The identity of the settlor;
The identity and address of the currently acting trustee;
The powers of the trustee;
The revocability or irrevocability of the trust and the identity of any person holding a power to revoke the trust;
The authority of cotrustees to sign or otherwise authenticate and whether all or less than all are required in order to exercise powers of the trustee;
The trust’s taxpayer identification number; and
The manner of taking title to trust property.
A certification of trust may be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee.
A certification of trust must state that the trust has not been revoked, modified, or amended in any manner that would cause the representations contained in the certification of trust to be incorrect.
A certification of trust need not contain the dispositive terms of a trust.
A recipient of a certification of trust may require the trustee to furnish copies of those excerpts from the original trust instrument and later amendments which designate the trustee and confer upon the trustee the power to act in the pending transaction.
A person who acts in reliance upon a certification of trust without knowledge that the representations contained therein are incorrect is not liable to any person for so acting and may assume without inquiry the existence of the facts contained in the certification. Knowledge of the terms of the trust may not be inferred solely from the fact that a copy of all or part of the trust instrument is held by the person relying upon the certification.
A person who in good faith enters into a transaction in reliance upon a certification of trust may enforce the transaction against the trust property as if the representations contained in the certification were correct.
A person making a demand for the trust instrument in addition to a certification of trust or excerpts is liable for damages if the court determines that the person did not act in good faith in demanding the trust instrument.
This section does not limit the right of a person to obtain a copy of the trust instrument in a judicial proceeding concerning the trust.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-1310.13 ("Certification of trust.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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