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DC Code § 31-2361.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.04. Registration

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to directly or indirectly engage or to attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company in the District, or to advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management company in the District without first obtaining a registration issued by the Department. (b) An applicant for registration as an appraisal management company in the District shall submit to the Department an application on forms prescribed by the Department and pay a fee established by the Department. The forms shall require information necessary to determine eligibility for registration. (c) Upon registration of an appraisal management company in the District, the Department may require a surety bond of not more than $25,000.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 104, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 104 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 104 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.05. Reporting requirements

(a) The Department shall collect from each appraisal management company registered or seeking to be registered in the District the information and fees that the Department requires to be submitted to it pursuant to regulations or guidance promulgated by the Department. (b) A federally regulated appraisal management company operating in the District must report to the Department the information required to be submitted by the District to the Appraisal Subcommittee, pursuant to the Appraisal Subcommittee's policies regarding the determination of the appraisal management company AMC National Registry fee. These reporting requirements will be set forth by the Department by rule, and shall include: (1) A report to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department of intent to operate in the District of Columbia; and (2)(A) Information related to whether the appraisal management company is owned in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any person who has had an appraiser license or certificate refused, denied, canceled, surrendered in lieu of revocation, or revoked in any state for a substantive cause, as determined by the Appraisal Subcommittee; and (B) If a person has had such action taken on his or her appraisal license, information related to whether the license was revoked for a substantive cause and whether it has been reinstated by the state or states in which the appraiser was licensed or certified.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 105, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 105 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 105 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.06. Appraisal management company requirements

(a) An appraisal management company operating in the District shall meet the following requirements at all times: (1) At the time of applying for registration or renewing registration in the District, the appraisal management company shall designate one of its controlling persons to serve as the main contact for all communication between the Department and the company. The designated controlling person shall: (A) Remain in good standing in the District and in any other state that has issued the controlling person an appraiser license or certification; except, that, nothing in this chapter shall require that a designated controlling person hold or continue to hold an appraiser license or certification in any jurisdiction; (B) Never have had an appraiser license or certification in the District or any other state refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending disciplinary proceeding in any jurisdiction and not subsequently reinstated or granted; and (C) Be of good moral character; (2) Before or at the time of placing an assignment to appraise real property in the District with an appraiser on the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company, the appraisal management company shall verify that the appraiser receiving the assignment holds an appraiser license or certification in good standing in the District; (3) Any employee of or independent contractor to the appraisal management company who performs an appraisal review for a property located in the District must be a certified or licensed appraiser in good standing in the District; and (4) An appraisal management company registered in the District shall place its registration number on engagement documents utilized by the appraisal management company to procure appraisal services in the District of Columbia. (b) An appraisal management company that has a reasonable basis to believe an appraiser has materially failed to comply with applicable laws or rules or has materially violated the USPAP shall refer the matter to the Department in conformance with applicable federal laws and regulations.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 106, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 106 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 106 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.07. Verification of licensure or certification

(a) An appraisal management company registered in the District may not enter into any contract or agreement with an appraiser for the performance of appraisals in the District unless the company verifies that the appraiser is licensed or certified in good standing in the District. (b) An appraisal management company seeking to be registered or to renew a registration in the District shall certify to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department that the company has a system and process in place to verify that an individual being added to the appraiser panel of the company for appraisal services holds an appraiser license or certification in good standing in the District.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 107, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 107 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 107 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.08. Retention of records

(a) Each appraisal management company seeking to be registered or to renew an existing registration in the District shall certify to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department that the company maintains a detailed record of each service request that the company receives for appraisals of real property located in the District. (b) An appraisal management company registered in the District shall retain all records required to be maintained under this chapter for at least 5 years after the file is submitted to the appraisal management company or for at least 2 years after final disposition of any related judicial proceeding of which the appraisal management company is provided notice, whichever period expires later. (c) All records required to be maintained by the registered appraisal management company shall be made available for inspection by the Department on reasonable notice to the appraisal management company.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 108, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 108 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 108 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.09. Payment to appraisers

(a) An appraisal management company shall, except in bona fide cases of breach of contract or substandard performance of services, make payment to an independent appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment no later than 45 days after the date on which the appraiser transmits or otherwise provides the completed appraisal or valuation assignment to the company or its assignee unless a mutually agreed-upon alternate arrangement previously has been established. (b) An appraisal management company seeking to be registered or to renew an existing registration in the District shall certify that the company will require appraisals to be conducted independently as required by the appraisal independence standards under section 129E of the Truth in Lending Act, approved July 21, 2010 (124 Stat. 2187; 15 U.S.C. § 1639e), including the requirement that a customary and reasonable fee be paid to an independent appraiser who completes an appraisal in connection with a consumer credit transaction secured by a principal dwelling.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 109, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 109 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 109 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.11. Disciplinary proceedings

The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of an appraisal management company, impose a monetary penalty of an amount not to exceed $5,000 per violation, issue a letter of reprimand, refuse to issue or renew the registration of an appraisal management company, or take other disciplinary action against an appraisal management company when an appraisal management company engages in conduct prohibited under § 31-2361.10.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 111, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 111 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 111 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2361.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 23R - Appraisal Management Company Regulation|§ 31-2361.12. Criminal history checks

The Department shall require a controlling person or persons to submit to a criminal history record check. All costs associated with obtaining a background check shall be the responsibility of the appraisal management company.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-206, § 112, 68 DCR 00057.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 112 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Emergency Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-110, July 31, 2019, 66 DCR 178).  Temporary Legislation  For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 112 of Appraisal Management Company Regulation Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-140, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9891).
DC Code § 31-2401 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 24 - Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance|§ 31-2401. Findings; purpose

(a) Findings. — 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 because of an accident involving a motor vehicle in the District, he or she is unlikely to recover the amount of his or her actual losses because: (A) Approximately 50% of the victims do not satisfy the prerequisites to compensation under the present law; (B) Approximately 40% of the operators in the District do not maintain any motor vehicle insurance or have other financial resources sufficient to pay losses; (C) The average motor vehicle insurance policy in the District will pay only up to $10,000 for the personal injuries of any 1 victim, a sum that is insufficient to compensate adequately a victim with serious injuries; and (D) Satisfaction of the prerequisites to compensation under the present law is time-consuming and expensive to policyholders because a victim must establish that the accident was the fault of another person; that the person injured was free from contributory fault; and that the injuries suffered were the natural and probable consequences of the accident. (3) Far greater protection to victims of motor vehicle accidents is available at a lower price than that afforded for coverage currently available. (4) The purchase of this better insurance protection should be compulsory because of the great potential of a motor vehicle to cause personal injury. (b) Purpose. — It is the purpose of this chapter to provide adequate protection for victims who are injured in the District or who are injured while riding in motor vehicles registered or operated in the District.  (Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 2, 29 DCR 3491.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-2101. Section References This section is referenced in § 47-2829, § 47-2862, and § 50-314. Delegation of Authority Delegation of authority pursuant to Law 6-96, see Mayor’s Order 86-186, October 17, 1986.
DC Code § 31-2407 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 24 - Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance|§ 31-2407. Priorities for the payment of personal injury protection benefits

(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 insurance under which the victim is the named insured; or (2) The insurer providing personal injury protection with respect to the motor vehicle in which, at the time of the accident, the victim is present. (b) If 2 or more obligations to pay personal injury protection benefits apply equally to an injury, the insurer against which the claim is asserted first shall process and pay the claim as if wholly responsible, subject to subsequent contribution pro rata from any other insurer for the amount of benefits paid and for the cost of processing the claim.  (Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 8, 29 DCR 3491; Mar. 4, 1986, D.C. Law 6-96, § 2(f), 32 DCR 7245.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-2107.
DC Code § 31-2408 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 24 - Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance|§ 31-2408. Administration Fund. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (Oct. 21, 1993, D.C. Law 10-40, § 13(a), 40 DCR 6009.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-2108.
DC Code § 31-2412 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 24 - Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance|§ 31-2412. Temporary Motor Vehicle Insurance Review Commission. [Expired]

Expired. Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-2112. Editor's Notes Expiration of Temporary Motor Vehicle Insurance Review Commission: Pursuant to subsection (i) of former § 35-2112 1981 Ed., the Temporary Motor Vehicle Insurance Review Commission was to expire 3 years after March 4, 1986. The Temporary Motor Vehicle Insurance Review Commission is deemed to have expired on March 4, 1989.
DC Code § 31-2702 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 27 - Regulation of Casualty and Other Insurance Rates|§ 31-2702. Applicability of chapter

This chapter shall apply to all forms of fire, casualty, motor vehicle, explosion, sprinkler leakage, and inland marine insurance in the District and to all forms of insurance within the scope of Chapter 25 of this title; provided, that this chapter shall not apply to reinsurance other than joint reinsurance to the extent provided in this chapter, and shall not apply to: (1) Insurance of vessels or craft, their cargoes, marine builders’ risks, marine protection and indemnity, or other risks commonly insured under marine, as distinguished from inland marine, insurance policies; (2) Title insurance; (3) Accident and health insurance; (4) Insurance against loss of or damage to aircraft or to liability, other than workmen’s compensation and employers’ liability, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of aircraft; and (5) To insurance issued to self-insurers and insuring against loss in excess of at least $10,000 resulting from any 1 accident or event, except when rates therefor are made by a rating organization.  (May 20, 1948, 62 Stat. 242, ch. 324, § 2; Oct. 21, 1993, D.C. Law 10-40, § 14, 40 DCR 6009.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-1702. 1973 Ed., § 35-1502.
DC Code § 31-2705 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 27 - Regulation of Casualty and Other Insurance Rates|§ 31-2705. Cooperative and concerted action authorized

(a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, 2 or more companies may cooperate or act in concert with each other: (1) As a rating organization, for the purpose of making rates, rating plans, or rating systems. No company shall be deemed to be a rating organization; (2) As an advisory organization, for the purpose of preparing policy forms, making underwriting rules, surveys, or inspections incident to but not including the making of rates, rating plans, or rating systems, or collecting and furnishing to companies or rating organizations loss or expense statistics or other statistical data, and acting in an advisory as distinguished from a rate making capacity; (3) As a group or fleet of companies operating under the same general management and control, for the purpose of conducting a complete insurance service; (4) As a group, association, or other organization for the purpose of joint underwriting or joint reinsurance, or of equitable apportionment and proper rating of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to but who are unable to procure such insurance through ordinary methods. (b) No company shall be required by this chapter to be a member or subscriber of any rating organization.  (May 20, 1948, 62 Stat. 244, ch. 324, § 5.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-1705. 1973 Ed., § 35-1505.
DC Code § 31-2707 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 27 - Regulation of Casualty and Other Insurance Rates|§ 31-2707. Information to be furnished to insured or Commissioner; grievance procedure

(a) Every rating organization and every company which makes its own rates shall, within a reasonable time after receiving written request therefor and upon payment of such reasonable charge as it may make, furnish to any insured affected by a rate made by it, or to the authorized representative of such insured, all pertinent information as to such rate. (b) Every rating organization and every company which makes its own rates shall provide within the District reasonable means whereby any person aggrieved by the application of its rating system may be heard, in person or by his authorized representative, on his written request to revise the manner in which such rating system has been applied in connection with the insurance afforded him. If the rating organization or company fails to grant or reject such request within 30 days after it is made, the applicant may proceed in the same manner as if his application had been rejected. Any party affected by the action of such rating organization or such company on such request may, within 30 days after written notice of such action, appeal to the Commissioner, who, after a hearing held upon not less than 10 days written notice to the appellant and to such rating organization or company, may affirm or reverse such action. (c) No company, agent, broker, or rating organization may willfully withhold required information from or give false or misleading information to the Commissioner. (d) No company, agent, or broker shall fail to furnish to an insured any policy or comparable evidence of insurance to which the insured is entitled.  (May 20, 1948, 62 Stat. 246, ch. 324, § 7; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(t), 44 DCR 1730.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-1707. 1973 Ed., § 35-1507. Editor's Notes Department of Insurance abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 31-2701.
DC Code § 31-2709 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 27 - Regulation of Casualty and Other Insurance Rates|§ 31-2709. Violations

Any company, broker, or agent guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any order, rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 31-2502.03 and 31-2502.36 [repealed], respectively.  (May 20, 1948, 62 Stat. 247, ch. 324, § 9.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-1709. 1973 Ed., § 35-1509.
DC Code § 31-2710 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 31 - Insurance and Securities|Chapter 27 - Regulation of Casualty and Other Insurance Rates|§ 31-2710. Judicial proceedings to contest actions of Commissioner

Any person, firm or corporation aggrieved by any order, ruling, proceeding, or action of the Commissioner may contest the validity of such order, ruling, proceeding, or action in any court of competent jurisdiction by appeal or through any other appropriate proceedings, as provided under § 31-2502.44 [repealed].  (May 20, 1948, 62 Stat. 247, ch. 324, § 10; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268,§ 10, 44 DCR 1730; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 30(b), 45 DCR 745.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 35-1710. 1973 Ed., § 35-1510. Editor's Notes Department of Insurance abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 31-2701.