District Of Columbia § 29-102.05 - Correcting filed record.
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§ 29-102.05. Correcting filed record.
29-102.05A person on whose behalf a filed record was delivered to the Mayor for filing may correct the record if the:
Record at the time of filing contained an inaccuracy;
Record was defectively signed; or
Electronic transmission of the record to the Mayor was defective.
To correct a filed record, the parties to the record shall deliver to the Mayor a statement of correction.
A statement of correction shall:
Not state a delayed effective date;
Be signed by the person correcting the filed record;
Identify the filed record to be corrected or have attached a copy and state the date of its filing;
Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and
Correct the inaccuracy or defect.
A statement of correction shall be effective as of the effective date of the filed record that it corrects except as to persons relying on the uncorrected filed record and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, the statement of correction shall be effective when filed.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-102.05 ("Correcting filed record.") 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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