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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 12 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Trailers › § 50–1215. False statements as to liens; violations of law chapter

§ 50–1215. False statements as to liens; violations of law chapter.
Any person intentionally making a false statement with respect to liens in an application for a certificate, or wilfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. Prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants, in the name of the District of Columbia.
(July 2, 1940, 54 Stat. 739, ch. 527, § 14; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279,§ 201(i), 54 DCR 903; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 265, 60 DCR 2064.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-1015.
1973 Ed., § 40-714.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-279, increased the fine for violation of the section from not more than $500 to not more than $5,000.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 19-317 substituted “of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01” for “of not more than $5,000”.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 265 of the Criminal Fine Proportionality Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-45, April 1, 2013, 60 DCR 5400, 20 DCSTAT 1300).
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 12 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Trailers › § 50–1216. Appropriation

§ 50–1216. Appropriation.
Appropriation is hereby authorized to be made to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to include in his annual estimates provision for all the expenses of the Office of the Director incident to such purposes, and for personnel.
(July 2, 1940, 54 Stat. 740, ch. 527, § 15; Oct. 28, 1949, 63 Stat. 972, title XI, ch. 782, § 1106(a); Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(m), 25 DCR 5740; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 201(j), 54 DCR 903.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-1016.
1973 Ed., § 40-715.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 1-636.02.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-279 substituted “Office of the Director” for “Office of the Director and Recorder”.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 12 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Trailers › § 50–1217. Terminal rental adjustment clauses: vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests

§ 50–1217. Terminal rental adjustment clauses: vehicle leases that are not sales or security interests.
In the case of motor vehicles or trailers, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 527, § 15a; as added Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-205, § 2, 40 DCR 10.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-1017.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 12 - Liens on Motor Vehicles or Trailers › § 50–1218. Electronic creation, recordation, and transfer of liens

§ 50–1218. Electronic creation, recordation, and transfer of liens.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the Director may receive and transmit liens and lien information electronically, record liens electronically, and create and transfer titles electronically, in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Any lien information pursuant to § 50-1206 or § 50-1208 transmitted electronically shall be transmitted by the lienholder and need not include a signature.
(2) Electronic lien recordation notices shall include the information required by § 50-1204(a)(2).
(3) An electronic lien satisfaction notice shall include the name, address, telephone number, and driver’s license number or special identification card number, if known, and social security number, if known, of the person satisfying the lien, but need not include a signature.
(4) When a lien is transmitted electronically or a title is created electronically, a paper certificate of title shall be issued only after all liens are satisfied and only upon request by the owner.
(5) When a vehicle is subject to an electronic lien, the certificate of title for the vehicle shall be considered to be held by the lienholder.
(6) All taxes and fees associated with the issuance of certificates of title and the recordation of liens shall be collected for the electronic versions.
(b) A duly certified copy of the Director’s electronic record of a title or lien shall be admissible in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding as evidence of ownership.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 527, § 15b; as added Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 201(k), 54 DCR 903.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter I - Short Title; Definitions › § 50–1301.01. Short title

§ 50–1301.01. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia.”
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 120, ch. 222, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-401.
1973 Ed., § 40-417.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter II - Administration of Chapter › § 50–1301.05a. Production of documentary material

§ 50–1301.05a. Production of documentary material.
(a) A certified copy of any record of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be deemed authentic without further testimony as evidence in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing.
(b) The Director may satisfy a Superior Court subpoena directed to the production of documents by providing a duly authenticated copy of any record or other document in the possession of the Department in the form of a photocopy, computer printout, or reproduction of an electronically digitalized or recorded document or information, irrespective of the existence of a corresponding original document.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 122, ch. 222, § 5a; as added Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 103(a), 54 DCR 903.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter II - Administration of Chapter › § 50–1301.06. Information regarding financial responsibility to be furnished person injured

§ 50–1301.06. Information regarding financial responsibility to be furnished person injured.
The Mayor shall furnish to any person who may be injured in person or property by any motor vehicle, upon written request, a statement that the owner or operator of any motor vehicle has furnished evidence of his ability to respond in damages in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and if such owner or operator shall have furnished evidence of having had in effect at the time of such injury or damage a motor vehicle liability policy, the name and address of the insurance carrier writing such policy. The Mayor shall collect for each abstract the sum of $7.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 122, ch. 222, § 6; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-279, § 103(b), 54 DCR 903.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-406.
1973 Ed., § 40-422.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 16-279 increased the abstract fee from $2 to $7.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter II - Administration of Chapter › § 50–1301.07a. Service of process on District residents

§ 50–1301.07a. Service of process on District residents.
(a) Service of process may be made pursuant to the rules of the Superior Court on a defendant who is a resident and who was the owner or operator of a motor vehicle at the time such vehicle was involved in a collision on any public highway of the District.
(b) When proof is made by affidavit that good faith efforts to serve a defendant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section have not succeeded, the court may order any other means of service that it considers appropriate in the circumstances and reasonably calculated to give actual notice, including by ordering that service be made upon the liability carrier to the defendant, the attorney the liability carrier retained, or the claims adjuster assigned to the claim. Such service shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the defendant personally in the District.
(c) Notice of service made pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include a copy of the summons and complaint and shall be sent by certified mail without return receipt requested by the plaintiff, or the plaintiff's attorney, to the defendant at the defendant's last known address. The plaintiff has a duty to exercise due diligence in the investigation of the last known address of the defendant.
(d) The methods of service provided in this section are in addition to any other means of service that may be provided by statute or rule for obtaining jurisdiction over a defendant.
(e) For the purposes of this section, the term "resident" shall include any person who is a resident of the District at the time of the collision or who was not a resident of the District at the time of the collision but subsequently became a resident of the District and is a resident of the District at the time process is sought to be served on the person as a result of such collision.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 123, ch. 222, § 7a; as added Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-274, § 1301, 68 DCR 001034.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter II - Administration of Chapter › § 50–1301.08. Operator deemed to be agent of owner

§ 50–1301.08. Operator deemed to be agent of owner.
Whenever any motor vehicle, after the passage of this chapter, shall be operated upon the public highways of the District of Columbia by any person other than the owner, with the consent of the owner, express or implied, the operator thereof shall in case of accident, be deemed to be the agent of the owner of such motor vehicle, and the proof of the ownership of said motor vehicle shall be prima facie evidence that such person operated said motor vehicle with the consent of the owner.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 123, ch. 222, § 8.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-408.
1973 Ed., § 40-424.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter II - Administration of Chapter › § 50–1301.09. Motor Vehicle Owners’ and Operators’ Financial Responsibility Fund, D. C. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.09. Motor Vehicle Owners’ and Operators’ Financial Responsibility Fund, D. C. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 123, ch. 222, § 9; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-409.
1973 Ed., § 40-425.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter III - Accident Reports. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.10. Accident report — Required. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.10. Accident report — Required. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 10; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-410.
1973 Ed., § 40-426.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter III - Accident Reports. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.11. Accident report — Form. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.11. Accident report — Form. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 11; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-411.
1973 Ed., § 40-427.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter III - Accident Reports. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.12. Accident report — Not required during incapacity. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.12. Accident report — Not required during incapacity. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 12; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-412.
1973 Ed., § 40-428.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter III - Accident Reports. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.13. Accident report — Additional information to be furnished on request. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.13. Accident report — Additional information to be furnished on request. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 13; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-413.
1973 Ed., § 40-429.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter III - Accident Reports. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.14. Accident report — Suspension authorized for failure to report. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.14. Accident report — Suspension authorized for failure to report. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 14; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-414.
1973 Ed., § 40-430.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter III - Accident Reports. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.15. Accident report — Confidential. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.15. Accident report — Confidential. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 15; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-415.
1973 Ed., § 40-431.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.16. Deposit of security — When applicable. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.16. Deposit of security — When applicable. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 124, ch. 222, § 16; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-416.
1973 Ed., § 40-432.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.17. Deposit of security — Amount. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.17. Deposit of security — Amount. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 125, ch. 222, § 17; Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 862, Pub. L. 86-730, § 3; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-417.
1973 Ed., § 40-433.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.18. Deposit of security — Exceptions. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.18. Deposit of security — Exceptions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 125, ch. 222, § 18; Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 955, Pub. L. 85-792, § 6; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-418.
1973 Ed., § 40-434.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.19. Automobile liability policy or bond; requirements. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.19. Automobile liability policy or bond; requirements. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 126, ch. 222, § 19; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-419.
1973 Ed., § 40-435.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.20. Deposit of security — Generally. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.20. Deposit of security — Generally. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 126, ch. 222, § 20; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-420.
1973 Ed., § 40-436.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.21. Deposit of security — Suspension for failure. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.21. Deposit of security — Suspension for failure. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 126, ch. 222, § 21; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-421.
1973 Ed., § 40-437.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.22. Deposit of security — Release from liability. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.22. Deposit of security — Release from liability. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 127, ch. 222, § 22; Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 955, Pub. L. 85-792, § 7; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-422.
1973 Ed., § 40-438.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.23. Deposit of security — Adjudication of nonliability. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.23. Deposit of security — Adjudication of nonliability. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 127, ch. 222, § 23; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-423.
1973 Ed., § 40-439.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.24. Agreements for payment of damages. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.24. Agreements for payment of damages. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 127, ch. 222, § 24; Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 955, Pub. L. 85-792, § 8; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-424.
1973 Ed., § 40-440.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.25. Payment upon judgment; release of judgment debtor. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.25. Payment upon judgment; release of judgment debtor. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 127, ch. 222, § 25; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-425.
1973 Ed., § 40-441.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.26. Termination of security requirement. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.26. Termination of security requirement. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 127, ch. 222, § 26; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-426.
1973 Ed., § 40-442.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.27. Duration of suspension. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.27. Duration of suspension. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 128, ch. 222, § 27; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-427.
1973 Ed., § 40-443.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.28. Nonresidents; unlicensed drivers; unregistered vehicles; accidents in other states. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.28. Nonresidents; unlicensed drivers; unregistered vehicles; accidents in other states. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 128, ch. 222, § 28; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-428.
1973 Ed., § 40-444.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.29. Mayor authorized to decrease amount of security. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.29. Mayor authorized to decrease amount of security. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 29; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-429.
1973 Ed., § 40-445.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.30. Correction of Mayor’s action within 1 year. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.30. Correction of Mayor’s action within 1 year. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 30; Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 862, Pub. L. 86-730, § 4; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155, § 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-430.
1973 Ed., § 40-446.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.31. Disposition of security. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.31. Disposition of security. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 31; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-431.
1973 Ed., § 40-447.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.32. Return of deposit. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.32. Return of deposit. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 32; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-432.
1973 Ed., § 40-448.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter IV - Security Following Accident. [Repealed] › § 50–1301.33. Matters not to be evidence in civil suits. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.33. Matters not to be evidence in civil suits. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 33; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(e), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-433.
1973 Ed., § 40-449.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.34. Persons required to deposit proof of future responsibility

§ 50–1301.34. Persons required to deposit proof of future responsibility.
The provisions of this chapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply with respect to persons who have been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who have failed to pay judgments upon causes of action arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of vehicles of a type subject to registration under the laws of the District of Columbia.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 34.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-434.
1973 Ed., § 40-450.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.35. “Proof of financial responsibility for the future”, “proof”, or “proof of financial responsibility” defined

§ 50–1301.35. “Proof of financial responsibility for the future”, “proof”, or “proof of financial responsibility” defined.
The terms “proof of financial responsibility for the future” or “proof” or “proof of financial responsibility” as used in this chapter shall mean: Proof that the motor vehicle subject to registration or reciprocity under the laws of the District of Columbia is an insured motor vehicle under the provisions of the Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 35; Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(c)(2), 29 DCR 3491.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-435.
1973 Ed., § 40-451.
References in Text
The “Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982”, referred to at the end of the section, is D.C. Law 4-155.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.36. “Judgment” and “state” defined

§ 50–1301.36. “Judgment” and “state” defined.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall, for the purpose of such sections, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(1) The term “judgment” shall mean any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state, the District of Columbia, or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of the District of Columbia, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages.
(2) The term “state” shall mean any state, territory, or possession of the United States, or any province of the Dominion of Canada.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 130, ch. 222, § 36.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-436.
1973 Ed., § 40-452.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.38. Duration of suspension

§ 50–1301.38. Duration of suspension.
The suspension or revocation hereinbefore required shall remain in effect and the Mayor shall not issue to such person any new or renewal of license or register or reregister in the name of such person as owner of any such vehicle until permitted under the motor vehicle laws of the District of Columbia and not then unless and until such person shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 38.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-438.
1973 Ed., § 40-454.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.39. Suspension of unlicensed or licensed person after certain convictions; proof of financial responsibility required; certificate of conviction to be forwarded to Mayor

§ 50–1301.39. Suspension of unlicensed or licensed person after certain convictions; proof of financial responsibility required; certificate of conviction to be forwarded to Mayor.
(a) If a person by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for driving a motor vehicle within the District of Columbia at a time when his license is suspended or revoked, the operating privilege of such person shall be suspended and no license shall thereafter be issued to such person, but if such person has obtained a license prior to the time the Mayor has issued an order precluding the issuance of such license, then such license shall be suspended; and no vehicle shall continue to be registered or thereafter be registered in the name of such person as owner, unless such person shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility.
(b) It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which any such conviction or forfeiture is ordered to forward immediately to the Mayor a certified copy of said order, which certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 39; Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 956, Pub. L. 85-792, § 10; Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1152, Pub. L. 90-589, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-439.
1973 Ed., § 40-455.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.40. Suspension of nonresidents’ operating privilege; duration

§ 50–1301.40. Suspension of nonresidents’ operating privilege; duration.
Whenever the Mayor suspends or revokes a nonresident’s operating privilege by reason of a conviction or forfeiture of bail, such privilege shall remain so suspended or revoked unless such person shall have previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 40.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-440.
1973 Ed., § 40-456.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.41. Report by courts of nonpayment of judgments

§ 50–1301.41. Report by courts of nonpayment of judgments.
Whenever any person fails within 30 days to satisfy any judgment, then upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his attorney it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which any such judgment is rendered within the District of Columbia to forward to the Mayor immediately upon such request a certificate of facts relative to such judgment, upon a form provided by the Mayor, which said certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 41; Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 957, Pub. L. 85-792, § 11.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-441.
1973 Ed., § 40-457.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.42. Judgment against a nonresident — Transmittal of copy to license and registration official of defendant’s state

§ 50–1301.42. Judgment against a nonresident — Transmittal of copy to license and registration official of defendant’s state.
If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the Mayor is a nonresident, the Mayor shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 42.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-442.
1973 Ed., § 40-458.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.43. Judgment against a nonresident — Suspension for nonpayment. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.43. Judgment against a nonresident — Suspension for nonpayment. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 43; Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 957, Pub. L. 85-792, § 12; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-236, § 2(a), 66 DCR 590.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-443.
1973 Ed., § 40-459.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 50-1301.44 and § 50-1301.46.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.44. Government vehicles; exception as to nonpayment of judgment provisions. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.44. Government vehicles; exception as to nonpayment of judgment provisions. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 44; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-236, § 2(b), 66 DCR 590.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-444.
1973 Ed., § 40-460.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 50-1301.47.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.45. Consent by judgment creditor to retention of license, registration, or operating privileges by judgment debtor. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.45. Consent by judgment creditor to retention of license, registration, or operating privileges by judgment debtor. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 131, ch. 222, § 45; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-236, § 2(c), 66 DCR 590.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-445.
1973 Ed., § 40-461.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 50-1301.47.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.46. Effect of Mayor’s finding that insurer obligated to pay judgment. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.46. Effect of Mayor’s finding that insurer obligated to pay judgment. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 132, ch. 222, § 46; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-236, § 2(d), 66 DCR 590.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-446.
1973 Ed., § 40-462.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.47. Continuance of suspension until judgment paid and proof given. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.47. Continuance of suspension until judgment paid and proof given. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 132, ch. 222, § 47; Apr. 26, 1977, D.C. Law 1-133, title IV, § 401, 23 DCR 9697; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-236, § 2(e), 66 DCR 590.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-447.
1973 Ed., § 40-463.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.48. Discharge in bankruptcy. [Repealed]

§ 50–1301.48. Discharge in bankruptcy. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 132, ch. 222, § 48; Mar. 13, 2019, D.C. Law 22-236, § 2(f), 66 DCR 590.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-448.
1973 Ed., § 40-464.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic › Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility › Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility › § 50–1301.49. Required payments; amounts; settlements

§ 50–1301.49. Required payments; amounts; settlements.
(a) Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
(1) When $10,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of 1 person as the result of any one accident; or
(2) When, subject to such limit of $10,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 1 person, the sum of $20,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury or death of 2 or more persons as the result of any one accident; or
(3) When $5,000 has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
(b) Payments made in settlements of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from such accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 132, ch. 222, § 49.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-449.
1973 Ed., § 40-465.