D.C. Code § 42-408
The record or a copy thereof of any deed recorded shall be evidence thereof, in the same manner and shall have the same effect as if such deed had been originally executed, acknowledged, and recorded according to law.
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1271, ch. 854, § 519
June 30, 1902, 32 Stat. 532, ch. 1329
Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-110, § 47, 43 DCR 530
1973 Ed., § 45-504.
1981 Ed., § 45-804.