District Of Columbia § 20-108.01 - Effect of fraud and evasion.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 20-108.01 — Effect of fraud and evasion., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-108.01. Effect of fraud and evasion.
20-108.01Whenever fraud has been perpetrated in connection with any proceeding or in any statement filed under this title or if fraud is used to avoid or circumvent the provisions or purposes of this title, any person injured thereby may obtain appropriate relief against the perpetrator of the fraud or restitution from any person (other than a bona fide purchaser) benefiting from the fraud, whether innocent or not. Any proceeding must be commenced within 2 years after the discovery of the fraud, but no proceeding may be brought against one not a perpetrator of the fraud later than 5 years after the time of commission of the fraud. This section has no bearing on remedies relating to fraud practiced on a decedent during lifetime that may affect the succession to the decedent’s estate.
Notwithstanding the remedy provided in subsection (a) of this section, nothing in this title shall be construed to validate any document with respect to which there was any misrepresentation, fraudulent act, or illegal provision in connection with its execution.
In addition to the remedy provided in subsection (a) of this section, any person convicted of a fraudulent act in connection with the collection, administration, distribution, or closing of an estate under this title and who thereby obtains property of another or causes another to lose property, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 122 of the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982, effective December 1, 1982 (; ).
Annotations
Section 32(b) of provided that the section designation of of the District of Columbia Official Code is redesignated as .
Application of Law 10-241: Section 4 of , as amended by § 2 of , provided that the act shall be applicable to estates of decedents who died on or after July 1, 1995.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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