Title 31 — Insurance and Securities.

The Council of the District of Columbia finds that: (1) Motorists, motor vehicle passengers, and pedestrians in the District are not adequately protected, by current law and practice, from the consequences of motor vehicle accidents. (2) If a person suffers personal injuries beca…

As used in this chapter: (1) The term “accident” means an untoward and unforeseen occurrence arising out of the maintenance or use of: (A) A motor vehicle; (B) A vehicle operated or designed for operation upon a highway by power other than muscular power with respect only to any …

Each owner of a motor vehicle which is required to be registered or for which a reciprocity sticker is required in the District shall maintain insurance required by § 31-2406. This insurance shall be in effect continuously during the motor vehicle’s period of registration or reci…

(a) After a claimant makes a written claim for compensation or damages concerning a vehicle accident, and provides the documents described in subsection (b) or (c) of this section to an insurer, the claimant shall be entitled to obtain from the insurer documentation of the applic…

(1) In addition to insurance required to be provided by an insurer under § 31-2406, each insurer shall offer to each person required to have insurance under this chapter optional personal injury protection insurance as set forth in this section. Personal injury protection shall p…

(a) A victim shall notify the personal injury protection insurer within 60 days of an accident of the victim’s election to receive personal injury protection benefits. (b) A victim who elects to receive personal injury protection benefits may maintain a civil action based on liab…

(1)(A) After consultation with insurers authorized to sell motor vehicle insurance in the District, the Commissioner shall from time to time approve, with any reasonable modifications, a reasonable plan or plans to assure the availability, to all owners of motor vehicles, of the …

(a) The insurer responsible for the payment of personal injury protection benefits shall be determined in accordance with, and in the order of, priorities set forth in this section. The insurer liable to pay benefits is: (1) The insurer providing personal injury protection insura…

(a) When a tortfeasor’s insurer offers to pay its full policy limits of coverage for bodily injury or death to a claimant, conditioned upon the claimant’s insurer waiving its rights of subrogation against the tortfeasor, the claimant or the tortfeasor’s insurer shall give to the …

Repealed Repealed.

(a) A fund is established in the District, to be known as the Uninsured Motorist Fund (“Fund”), for the purpose of awarding compensation to a victim of an accident who sustains injury therefrom and would not otherwise be compensated for his or her loss. Assessment shall be made, …

No insurer shall cancel a policy except: (1) For refusal or failure of the insured to pay a premium due under the terms of the policy of motor vehicle insurance; (2) Where the motor vehicle registration certificate of the insured has been suspended or revoked during the period of…

An insurer offering to provide personal injury protection insurance in the District may offer, at appropriately reduced premium rates, a deductible of a specified dollar amount up to the amount prescribed by the Mayor, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner. This deductible …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a civil action for the recovery of any personal injury protection benefits payable under this chapter shall be commenced not later than 3 years after the date of the injury giving rise to entitlement to such benefits. (2) If an…

Expired Expired.

(a) A person is guilty of an offense if that person: (1) Makes any false material statement with respect to his or her compliance with the obligation to maintain required insurance; (2) Is the owner of a motor vehicle that is required to be registered or obtain a reciprocity stic…