District of Columbia § 16-2804 Unknown defendant or unlicensed defendant.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-2804 — Unknown defendant or unlicensed defendant.

District of Columbia § 16-2804

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 28Medical Malpractice.

Subch. IGenerally.

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D.C. Code § 16-2804 (2026).

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(a)Section 16-2802 shall not apply to:

(1)Any intended defendant whose name is unknown or who was not licensed at the time of the alleged occurrence or is unlicensed at the time notice is given;

(2)Any claim that is unknown to the person at the time of filing his or her notice; or

(3)Any intended defendant who is identified in the notice by a misnomer.

(b)Nothing indicated herein shall prevent the court from waiving the requirements of § 16-2802 upon a showing of good faith effort to comply or if the interests of justice dictate.

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(a) Section 16-2802 shall not apply to:

(1) Any intended defendant whose name is unknown or who was not licensed at the time of the alleged occurrence or is unlicensed at the time notice is given;

(2) Any claim that is unknown to the person at the time of filing his or her notice; or

(3) Any intended defendant who is identified in the notice by a misnomer.

(b) Nothing indicated herein shall prevent the court from waiving the requirements of § 16-2802 upon a showing of good faith effort to comply or if the interests of justice dictate.