D.C. Code § 1-1308
Records deemed property of District; transfer of records upon vacancy in office.
Effective Jun 30, 1902Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1427, ch. 854, § 1600; June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 545, ch. 1329
All papers, plats, books, maps, and records of his office shall be deemed the property of the District of Columbia, and shall constitute a part of the public records; and in all cases of vacancy in the office, by resignation or otherwise, they shall be transferred to his successor in office.
History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1427, ch. 854, § 1600
June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 545, ch. 1329
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 1-608.
1981 Ed., § 1-908.