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DC Code § 28A-105 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 1 - Structured Settlements Protection|Subchapter I - General|§ 28A-105. Approval of transfers by the court

(a) No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee or assignee of structured settlement payment rights unless the transferee has provided the payee and other interested parties with the disclosures required by § 28A-103, and the transfer has been approved in advance in a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction based on express findings that: (1) The transfer is in the best interest of the payee, considering the welfare and support of the payee's dependents; (2) The transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or the order of any court or other government authority; (3) The payee has been advised in writing by the transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer and has either received such advice or knowingly waived in writing the opportunity to seek and receive such advice; and (4) The transfer satisfies all other requirements of this chapter. (b) In determining whether a transfer is in the best interest of the payee, considering the welfare and support of the payee's dependents, the court may consider any relevant information, including: (1) The age and maturity of the payee; (2) Whether the payee understands the terms and financial implications of the transfer; (3) Whether the financial and other terms of the transfer are fair and reasonable; (4) The payee's stated purposes for the transfer and whether the payee has considered other options for accomplishing those purposes; (5) Changes in the payee's personal, family, or financial circumstances since the date of the structured settlement agreement; (6) The summary filed with the court under § 28A-104(d)(5); and (7) The remaining payments that the payee will receive under the structured settlement if the court approves the transfer.  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 105, 66 DCR 580.)
DC Code § 28A-106 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 1 - Structured Settlements Protection|Subchapter I - General|§ 28A-106. Effects of transfers

Following a transfer under this chapter: (1) The structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer may rely on the court order approving the transfer in redirecting periodic payments to an assignee or transferee in accordance with the order approving the transfer and shall, as to all parties except the transferee or an assignee designated by the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liability for the redirected periodic payments, regardless of whether any party to the transfer fails to comply with this chapter or with the court order approving the transfer; (2) The transferee shall be liable to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer: (A) If the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement for any taxes incurred by the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer as a consequence of the transfer; and (B) For any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, arising from compliance by the structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer with the court order approving the transfer or the failure of any party to the transfer to comply with this chapter; (3) Neither the annuity issuer nor the structured settlement obligor shall be required to divide any periodic payment between the payee and any transferee or assignee or between 2 or more transferees or assignees; and (4) Any further transfer by the payee may be made only after compliance with the requirements of this chapter.  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 106, 66 DCR 580.)
DC Code § 28A-107 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 1 - Structured Settlements Protection|Subchapter I - General|§ 28A-107. General provisions; construction

(a) The provisions of this chapter may not be waived by a payee; provided, that this subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a payee from waiving the right to seek and receive independent professional advice, consistent with § 28A-105(a)(3). (b) Any transfer agreement entered into on or after March 13, 2019 by a payee domiciled in the District shall provide that disputes under such transfer agreement, including any claim that the payee has breached the agreement, shall be determined in and under the laws of the District. (c) No such transfer agreement shall authorize the transferee or any other party to confess judgment, or consent to entry of judgment, against the payee. (d) No transfer shall extend to any payments that are life-contingent unless, before the date on which the payee signs the transfer agreement, the transferee has established and has agreed to maintain procedures reasonably satisfactory to the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor for: (1) Periodically confirming the payee's survival; and (2) Giving the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor prompt written notice in the event of the payee's death. (e) If a payee cancels a transfer agreement, or if the transfer agreement otherwise terminates, after an application for approval of a transfer has been filed and before it has been granted or denied, the transferee shall promptly request dismissal of the application. (f) No payee who proposes to make a transfer shall incur any penalty, forfeit any application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee based on a failure of the transfer to satisfy the requirements of this chapter. (g) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any transfer in contravention of any law. (h) The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to transfers of workers' compensation claims, awards, benefits, settlements or payments. (i) Compliance with the requirements set forth in §§ 28A-103, 28A-104, and 28A-105 shall be solely the responsibility of the transferee in any transfer, and neither the structured settlement obligor nor the annuity issuer shall bear any responsibility for, or any liability arising from, noncompliance with such requirements.  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 107, 66 DCR 580.)
DC Code § 28A-121 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 1 - Structured Settlements Protection|Subchapter II - Applicability|§ 28A-121. Applicability

Subchapter I of this chapter shall not apply to any transfer agreement entered into before March 13, 2019.  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 301(a)(1), 66 DCR 580; renumbered as §301(a), Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 3022(b), 66 DCR 8621.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3022(b) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3022(b) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
DC Code § 28A-201 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 2 - Automatic Renewal Protections|Subchapter I - General|§ 28A-201. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Automatic Renewal Protections Act of 2018".  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 201, 66 DCR 580.)
DC Code § 28A-202 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 2 - Automatic Renewal Protections|Subchapter I - General|§ 28A-202. Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) "Clearly and conspicuously" means in larger type than the surrounding text, in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks, in a manner that calls attention to the language and is visually proximate to any request for the consumer's consent. (2) "Consumer" means any person who seeks or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods or services.  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 202, 66 DCR 580.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 22-235: § 301(b) of D.C. Law 22-235 provided that the creation of this section by § 202 of D.C. Law 22-235 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 28A-204 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 2 - Automatic Renewal Protections|Subchapter I - General|§ 28A-204. Exemptions

This chapter shall not apply to: (1) An insurer regulated by the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking; (2) A bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union licensed or organized under the laws of the District or any state of the United States, or any foreign bank maintaining a branch or agency licensed or organized under the laws of the District or any state of the United States, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof; (3) A person that provides a service regulated by the Public Service Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; or (4) A service contract, as that term is defined in § 31-2351.01(10).  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 204, 66 DCR 580.)  Applicability Applicability of D.C. Law 22-235: § 301(b) of D.C. Law 22-235 provided that the creation of this section by § 204 of D.C. Law 22-235 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.
DC Code § 28A-221 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 28A - Other Consumer Protections|Chapter 2 - Automatic Renewal Protections|Subchapter II - Applicability|§ 28A-221. Applicability

Subchapter I of this chapter shall not apply to a contract entered into or automatically renewed before March 13, 2019, but it shall apply to automatic renewals of such contracts that renew on or after March 13, 2019.  (Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-235, § 301(a)(2), 66 DCR 580; renumbered as §301(b), Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 3022(b), 66 DCR 8621.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3022(b) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-112, Sept. 4, 2019, 66 DCR 11964).   For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3022(b) of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-91, July 22, 2019, 66 DCR 8497).
DC Code § 29-101.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 29-101.01. Short titles

(a) This title may be cited as the “Business Organizations Code”. (b) This chapter may be cited as the “Business Organizations Code General Provisions Act of 2010”. (c) Subchapter IV of this chapter may be cited as the “Registered Agent Act of 2010”.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)  Short Title Short title: Section 7081 of D.C. Law 19-21 provided that subtitle I of title VII of the act may be cited as “District of Columbia Official Code Title 29 (Business Organizations) Implementation Amendment Act of 2011”. Editor's Notes D.C. Law 18-378 amended and enacted into law Title 29 of the District of Columbia Official Code. Former Title 29 was recodified as Title 29A, D.C. Code § 29A-101.01 et seq., and was repealed by D.C. Law 18-378, effective January 1, 2012. Applicability date of D.C. Law 18-378: Section 5 of D.C. Law 18-378, as amended by section 7082 of D.C. Law 19-21, provided: “Sec. 5. Applicability. This act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.”. Delegation of Authority Delegation of Authority Pursuant to the “District of Columbia Official Code Title 29 (Business Organizations) Enactment Act of 2010”, see Mayor’s Order 2011-178, October 25, 2011 ( 58 DCR 9412).
DC Code § 29-101.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 29-101.03. Applicability of chapter

This chapter shall apply to an entity formed under or subject to this title.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-101.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 29-101.04. Delivery of record

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, permissible means of delivery of a record include delivery by hand, mail by the United States Postal Service, commercial delivery service, and electronic transmission. (b) Delivery to the Mayor shall be effective only when the record is received by the Mayor.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-101.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 29-101.05. Rules and procedures

The Mayor may adopt rules in accordance with the subchapter I of Chapter 5 and may prescribe procedures not required to be adopted as rules which are reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of the Mayor under this title.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-101.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 29-101.06. Civil fines for violations of title

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to rules adopted in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, may impose civil fines and penalties pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2, on any person who: (1) Signs any filing pursuant to this title knowing it to contain a material misstatement of fact; (2) Does business in the District of Columbia and: (A) If a domestic business corporation or professional corporation, does not have articles of incorporation filed under § 29-302.02; (B) If a domestic nonprofit corporation, does not have articles of incorporation filed under § 29-402.02; (C) If a domestic limited partnership, does not have a certificate of limited partnership filed under § 29-702.01; (D) If a domestic limited liability company, does not have a certificate of organization filed under § 29-802.01; (E) If a domestic general cooperative association, does not have articles of incorporation filed under § 29-906; (F) If a domestic limited cooperative association, does not have articles of organization filed under § 29-1003.02; or (G) If a domestic statutory trust, does not have a certificate of trust filed under § 29-1202.01; (3) If a domestic entity of a type described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, does business in the District of Columbia after it has been dissolved, whether voluntarily, judicially, or administratively, unless the dissolution has been revoked or the entity has been reinstated in accordance with this title; (4) If a foreign filing entity, does business in the District of Columbia: (A) Without having obtained a certificate of registration under § 29-105.02; or (B) After its certificate of registration has been terminated under § 29-105.11; or (5) Fails to designate and maintain a registered agent as required by this title. (b) Civil fines, penalties, and fees imposed by the Mayor under subsection (a) of this section shall be adjudicated pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 18 of Title 2[.] (c) The rules proposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve the proposed rules, in whole or in part, by resolution within this 45-day review period, the proposed rules shall be deemed disapproved.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(3), 59 DCR 13171.)  Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “designate” for “appoint” in (a)(5). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.02. Forms

(a) The Mayor may provide forms for entity filings required or permitted to be made by this title, but, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, their use shall not be required. (b) The Mayor may require that a cover sheet for an entity filing and a biennial report be on forms prescribed by the Mayor. (c) The Mayor may require that any filing by a foreign entity under this title be on a form prescribed by the Mayor. (d) The Mayor, by rule, may authorize, but not require, any filing required or permitted by this title to be filed by electronic means and may prescribe forms and procedures for the electronic filings.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)
DC Code § 29-102.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.03. Effective time and date

Except as otherwise provided in this title and subject to § 29-102.05(d), an entity filing shall be effective: (1) On the date and at the time of its filing by the Mayor as provided in § 29-102.06; (2) On the date of filing and at the time specified in the entity filing as its effective time, if later than the time under paragraph (1) of this section; (3) If permitted by this title, at a specified delayed effective time and date, which shall not be more than 90 days after the date of filing; or (4) If a delayed effective date as permitted by this title is specified, but no time is specified, at 12:01 a.m. on the date specified, which may not be more than 90 days after the date of filing.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(5), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-101.02, § 29-307.03, § 29-307.04, § 29-309.06, § 29-407.04, § 29-409.06, § 29-609.05, § 29-702.02, § 29-801.02, § 29-1003.02, § 29-1004.07, § 29-1015.05, § 29-1207.04, and § 29-1208.02. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “this title” for “§ 29-102.04” and “§ 29-102.05(d)” for “§ 29 102.05(c)” in the introductory language; and added “which may not be more than 90 days after the date of filing” at the end of (4). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.04. Withdrawal of filed record before effectiveness

(a) The parties to a filed record may withdraw the record before it takes effect. (b) To withdraw a filed record, the parties to the record shall deliver to the Mayor for filing a statement of withdrawal. (c) A statement of withdrawal shall: (1) Except as otherwise agreed by the parties, be signed on behalf of each party that signed the filed record being withdrawn; (2) Identify the filed record to be withdrawn, the date of its filing, and the parties to it; and (3) If not filed by all parties, state that the filed record has been withdrawn in accordance with the agreement of the parties. (d) Upon filing by the Mayor of a statement of withdrawal, the action or transaction evidenced by the original filed record shall not take effect.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(6), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-102.12, § 29-608.12, § 29-708.10, and § 29-807.06. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “’Upon filing by” for “On the delivery for filing to” in (d). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.
DC Code § 29-102.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 29 - Business Organizations. [Enacted title]|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter II - Filing|§ 29-102.05. Correcting filed record

(a) A person on whose behalf a filed record was delivered to the Mayor for filing may correct the record if the: (1) Record at the time of filing contained an inaccuracy; (2) Record was defectively signed; or (3) Electronic transmission of the record to the Mayor was defective. (b) To correct a filed record, the parties to the record shall deliver to the Mayor a statement of correction. (c) A statement of correction shall: (1) Not state a delayed effective date; (2) Be signed by the person correcting the filed record; (3) Identify the filed record to be corrected or have attached a copy and state the date of its filing; (4) Specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected; and (5) Correct the inaccuracy or defect. (d) 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.  (July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720; Mar. 5, 2013, D.C. Law 19-210, § 2(a)(7), 59 DCR 13171.)  Section References This section is referenced in § 29-102.03, § 29-102.12, § 29-601.11, § 29-608.12, § 29-702.02, § 29-702.06, § 29-802.02, § 29-802.05, § 29-807.06, § 29-1012.13, § 29-1202.02, and § 29-1202.05. Effect of Amendments The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-210 substituted “by” for “on behalf of” in (c)(2). Editor's Notes Application of Law 19-210: Section 7 of D.C. Law 19-210 provided that the act shall apply as of January 1, 2012.