§ 31-4314Title 31
False statements in application for policy.
The falsity of a statement in the application for any policy of insurance shall not bar the right to recovery thereunder unless such false statement was made with intent to deceive or unless it materially affected either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the company.
Annotations
June 19, 1934, 48 Stat. 1133, ch. 672, ch. II, § 15 May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(i), 44 DCR 1730 Department of Insurance abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 31-4301. 1973 Ed., § 35-414. 1981 Ed., § 35-414. Industrial policies, special provisions, see § 31-4801 et seq. Form and contents of insurance contracts, see §§ 31-4703, 31-4712.
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