District of Columbia Statutes
§ 31-2231.05 — Defamation.
District of Columbia § 31-2231.05
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 31Insurance and Securities.
Ch. 22AUnfair Insurance Trade Practices.
This text of District of Columbia § 31-2231.05 (Defamation.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
D.C. Code § 31-2231.05 (2026).
Text
No person shall make, publish, disseminate, or circulate, directly or indirectly, or aid, abet, or encourage the making, publishing, disseminating or circulating, of an oral or written statement or a pamphlet, circular, article, or literature, which is false with respect to, maliciously critical of, or derogatory to, the financial condition of an insurer and which is calculated to injure the insurer.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Harris v. Bowser
(District of Columbia, 2019)
James Harris v. Muriel Bowser
(D.C. Circuit, 2021)
Legislative History
Apr. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-265, § 105, 48 DCR 1225
Nearby Sections
15
§ 31-1001
Report requirement.§ 31-1004
Confidentiality.§ 31-101
Definitions.§ 31-103
Functions and duties.§ 31-105
Transfers.§ 31-106
Organization.§ 31-106.01
Student Loan Ombudsman.§ 31-106.02a
Prohibited conduct – student loan servicers.§ 31-106.02b
Affirmative duties – student loan servicers.§ 31-106.02c
Prohibited acts – private education lenders.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 31-2231.05, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/31-2231.05.