District of Columbia § 28-3807 Negotiable instruments prohibited.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 28-3807 — Negotiable instruments prohibited.

District of Columbia § 28-3807

Title 28Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]

Ch. 38Consumer Protections.

Subch. IGeneral.

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Bluebook

D.C. Code § 28-3807 (2026).

Text

(a)In a consumer credit sale, no seller shall take or otherwise arrange for the consumer to sign an instrument, except a check, payable “to order” or “to bearer” as evidence of the credit obligation of the consumer.

(b)Any holder of an instrument prohibited by subsection (a) of this section 28-3807, if he takes it with knowledge of a violation of this section, takes it subject to all claims and defenses of the consumer up to the amount owing on the transaction total at the time of the assignment.

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(a) In a consumer credit sale, no seller shall take or otherwise arrange for the consumer to sign an instrument, except a check, payable “to order” or “to bearer” as evidence of the credit obligation of the consumer.

(b) Any holder of an instrument prohibited by subsection (a) of this section 28-3807, if he takes it with knowledge of a violation of this section, takes it subject to all claims and defenses of the consumer up to the amount owing on the transaction total at the time of the assignment.