Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 28:2A-522Lessee’s right to goods on lessor’s insolvency.
- § 28:2A-523Lessor’s remedies.
- § 28:2A-524Lessor’s right to identify goods to lease contract.
- § 28:2A-525Lessor’s right to possession of goods.
- § 28:2A-526Lessor’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
- § 28:2A-527Lessor’s rights to dispose of goods.
- § 28:2A-528Lessor’s damages for nonacceptance, failure to pay, repudiation, or other default.
- § 28:2A-529Lessor’s action for the rent.
- § 28:2A-530Lessor’s incidental damages.
- § 28:2A-531Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods.
- § 28:2A-532Lessor’s rights to residual interest.
- § 28:3-101Short title.
- § 28:3-102Subject matter.
- § 28:3-103Definitions.
- § 28:3-104Negotiable instrument.
- § 28:3-105Issue of instrument.
- § 28:3-106Unconditional promise or order.
- § 28:3-107Instrument payable in foreign money.
- § 28:3-108Payable on demand or at definite time.
- § 28:3-109Payable to bearer or to order.
- § 28:3-110Identification of person to whom instrument is payable.
- § 28:3-111Place of payment.
- § 28:3-112Interest.
- § 28:3-113Date of instrument.
- § 28:3-114Contradictory terms of instrument.
- § 28:3-115Incomplete instrument.
- § 28:3-116Joint and several liability; contribution.
- § 28:3-117Other agreements affecting instrument.
- § 28:3-118Statute of limitations.
- § 28:3-119Notice of right to defend action.
- § 28:3-201Negotiation.
- § 28:3-202Negotiation subject to rescission.
- § 28:3-203Transfer of instrument; rights acquired by transfer.
- § 28:3-204Indorsement.
- § 28:3-205Special indorsement; blank indorsement; anomalous indorsement.
- § 28:3-206Restrictive indorsement.
- § 28:3-207Reacquisition.
- § 28:3-301Person entitled to enforce instrument.
- § 28:3-302Holder in due course.
- § 28:3-303Value and consideration.
- § 28:3-304Overdue instrument.
- § 28:3-305Defenses and claims in recoupment.
- § 28:3-306Claims to an instrument.
- § 28:3-307Notice of breach of fiduciary duty.
- § 28:3-308Proof of signatures and status as holder in due course.
- § 28:3-309Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument.
- § 28:3-310Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken.
- § 28:3-311Accord and satisfaction by use of instrument.
- § 28:3-312Lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier’s check, teller’s check, or certified check.
- § 28:3-401Signature.
- § 28:3-402Signature by representative.
- § 28:3-403Unauthorized signature.
- § 28:3-404Impostors; fictitious payees.
- § 28:3-405Employer’s responsibility for fraudulent indorsement by employee.
- § 28:3-406Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument.
- § 28:3-407Alteration.
- § 28:3-408Drawee not liable on unaccepted draft.
- § 28:3-409Acceptance of draft; certified check.
- § 28:3-410Acceptance varying draft.
- § 28:3-411Refusal to pay cashier’s checks, teller’s checks, and certified checks.
- § 28:3-412Obligation of issuer of note or cashier’s check.
- § 28:3-413Obligation of acceptor.
- § 28:3-414Obligation of drawer.
- § 28:3-415Obligation of indorser.
- § 28:3-416Transfer warranties.
- § 28:3-417Presentment warranties.
- § 28:3-418Payment or acceptance by mistake.
- § 28:3-419Instruments signed for accommodation.
- § 28:3-420Conversion of instrument.
- § 28:3-501Presentment.
- § 28:3-502Dishonor.
- § 28:3-503Notice of dishonor.
- § 28:3-504Excused presentment and notice of dishonor.
- § 28:3-505Evidence of dishonor.
- § 28:3-601Discharge and effect of discharge.
- § 28:3-602Payment.
- § 28:3-603Tender of payment.
- § 28:3-604Discharge by cancellation or renunciation.
- § 28:3-605Discharge of secondary obligors.
- § 28:4-101Short title.
- § 28:4-102Applicability.
- § 28:4-103Variation by agreement; measure of damages; action constituting ordinary care.
- § 28:4-104Definitions and index of definitions.
- § 28:4-105Definitions of types of banks.
- § 28:4-106Payable through or payable at bank; collecting bank.
- § 28:4-107Separate office of bank.
- § 28:4-108Time of receipt of items.
- § 28:4-109Delays.
- § 28:4-110Electronic presentment.
- § 28:4-111Statute of limitations.
- § 28:4-201Status of collecting bank as agent and provisional status of credits; applicability of article; item indorsed “pay any bank”.
- § 28:4-202Responsibility for collection or return; when action timely.
- § 28:4-203Effect of instructions.
- § 28:4-204Methods of sending and presenting; sending directly to payor bank.
- § 28:4-205Depositary bank holder of unindorsed item.
- § 28:4-206Transfer between banks.
- § 28:4-207Transfer warranties.
- § 28:4-208Presentment warranties.
- § 28:4-209Encoding and retention warranties.
- § 28:4-210Security interest of collecting bank in items, accompanying documents, and proceeds.
- § 28:4-211When bank gives value for purposes of holder in due course.
- § 28:4-212Presentment by notice of item not payable by, through, or at bank; liability of drawer or indorser.
- § 28:4-213Medium and time of settlement by bank.
- § 28:4-214Right of charge-back or refund; liability of collecting bank; return of item.
- § 28:4-215Final payment of item by payor bank; when provisional debits and credits become final; when certain credits become available for withdrawal.
- § 28:4-216Insolvency and preference.
- § 28:4-301Deferred posting; recovery of payment by return of items; time of dishonor; return of items by payor bank.
- § 28:4-302Payor bank’s responsibility for late return of item.
- § 28:4-303When items subject to notice, stop-payment order, legal process, or setoff; order in which items may be charged or certified.
- § 28:4-401When bank may charge customer’s account.
- § 28:4-402Bank’s liability to customer for wrongful dishonor; time of determining insufficiency of account.
- § 28:4-403Customer’s right to stop payment; burden of proof of loss.
- § 28:4-404Bank not obliged to pay check more than 6 months old.
- § 28:4-405Death or incompetence of customer.
- § 28:4-406Customer’s duty to discover and report unauthorized signature or alteration.
- § 28:4-407Payor bank’s right to subrogation on improper payment.
- § 28:4-501Handling of documentary drafts; duty to send for presentment and to notify customer of dishonor.
- § 28:4-502Presentment of “on arrival” drafts.
- § 28:4-503Responsibility of presenting bank for documents and goods; report of reasons for dishonor; referee in case of need.
- § 28:4-504Privilege of presenting bank to deal with goods; security interest for expenses.
- § 28:4A-101Short title.
- § 28:4A-102Subject matter.
- § 28:4A-103Payment order — definitions.
- § 28:4A-104Funds transfer — definitions.
- § 28:4A-105Other definitions.
- § 28:4A-106Time payment order is received.
- § 28:4A-107Federal Reserve regulations and operating circulars.
- § 28:4A-108Relationship to Electronic Fund Transfers Act.
- § 28:4A-201Security procedure.
- § 28:4A-202Authorized and verified payment orders.
- § 28:4A-203Unenforceability of certain verified payment orders.
- § 28:4A-204Refund of payment and duty of customer to report with respect to unauthorized payment order.
- § 28:4A-205Erroneous payment orders.
- § 28:4A-206Transmission of payment order through funds-transfer or other communication system.
- § 28:4A-207Misdescription of beneficiary.
- § 28:4A-208Misdescription of intermediary bank or beneficiary’s bank.
- § 28:4A-209Acceptance of payment order.
- § 28:4A-210Rejection of payment order.
- § 28:4A-211Cancellation and amendment of payment order.
- § 28:4A-212Liability and duty of receiving bank regarding unaccepted payment order.
- § 28:4A-301Execution and execution date.
- § 28:4A-302Obligations of receiving bank in execution of payment order.
- § 28:4A-303Erroneous execution of payment order.
- § 28:4A-304Duty of sender to report erroneously executed payment order.
- § 28:4A-305Liability for late or improper execution or failure to execute payment order.
- § 28:4A-401Payment date.
- § 28:4A-402Obligation of sender to pay receiving bank.
- § 28:4A-403Payment by sender to receiving bank.
- § 28:4A-404Obligation of beneficiary’s bank to pay and give notice to beneficiary.
- § 28:4A-405Payment by beneficiary’s bank to beneficiary.
- § 28:4A-406Payment by originator to beneficiary; discharge of underlying obligation.
- § 28:4A-501Variation by agreement and effect of funds-transfer system rule.
- § 28:4A-502Creditor process served on receiving bank; setoff by beneficiary’s bank.
- § 28:4A-503Injunction or restraining order with respect to funds transfer.
- § 28:4A-504Order in which items and payment orders may be charged to account; order of withdrawals from account.
- § 28:4A-505Preclusion of objection to debit of customer’s account.
- § 28:4A-506Rate of interest.
- § 28:4A-507Choice of law.
- § 28:5-101Indemnities.
- § 28:5-102Definitions.
- § 28:5-103Scope.
- § 28:5-104Formal requirements.
- § 28:5-105Consideration.
- § 28:5-106Issuance, amendment, cancellation, and duration.
- § 28:5-107Confirmer, nominated person, and adviser.
- § 28:5-108Issuer’s rights and obligations.
- § 28:5-109Fraud and forgery.
- § 28:5-110Warranties.
- § 28:5-111Remedies.
- § 28:5-112Transfer of letter of credit.
- § 28:5-113Transfer by operation of law.
- § 28:5-114Assignment of proceeds.
- § 28:5-115Statute of limitations.
- § 28:5-116Choice of law and forum.
- § 28:5-117Subrogation of issuer, applicant, and nominated person.
- § 28:5-118Applicability.
- § 28:5-119Savings clause.
- § 28:5-120Security interest of issuer or nominated person.
- § 28:6-101Short title.
- § 28:6-102Definitions and index of definitions.
- § 28:6-103Applicability of article.
- § 28:6-104Obligations of buyer.
- § 28:6-105Notice to claimants.
- § 28:6-106Schedule of distribution.
- § 28:6-107Liability for noncompliance.
- § 28:6-108Bulk sales by auction; bulk sales conducted by liquidator.
- § 28:6-109What constitutes filing; duties of filing officer; information from filing officer.
- § 28:6-110Limitation of actions.
- § 28:6-111Limitation of actions and levies.
- § 28:6-112Compliance with section 47-4461.
- § 28:7-101Short title.
- § 28:7-102Definitions and index of definitions.
- § 28:7-103Relation of article to treaty or statute.
- § 28:7-104Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title.
- § 28:7-105Reissuance in alternative medium.
- § 28:7-106Control of electronic document of title.
- § 28:7-201Person that may issue a warehouse receipt; storage under bond.
- § 28:7-202Form of warehouse receipt; effect of omission.
- § 28:7-203Liability for nonreceipt or misdescription.
- § 28:7-204Duty of care; contractual limitation of warehouse’s liability.
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