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.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 45-804.
1973 Ed., § 45-504.