District of Columbia § 31-4726 Commissioner’s review of test.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 31-4726 — Commissioner’s review of test.

District of Columbia § 31-4726

Title 31Insurance and Securities.

Ch. 47Provisions Relating to All Life Insurance Companies.

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D.C. Code § 31-4726 (2026).

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(a)The Commissioner, in his discretion, may, under subsection (b) of this section, permit the use of a form that scores inadequately under § 31-4725(a)(1) .

(b)Before the Commissioner permits the use of inadequately scoring forms, the Commissioner shall find that:

(1)A lower score more accurately reflects the readability of the form.

(2)The particular nature of the form or of a type of form warrants a lower passing score than required by § 31-4725(a)(1) .

(3)Policy language drafted to conform with state law or state agency interpretation of the law has impaired the readability of the rest of the policy or has otherwise lowered the score for the rest of the policy.

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(a) The Commissioner, in his discretion, may, under subsection (b) of this section, permit the use of a form that scores inadequately under § 31-4725(a)(1) .

(b) Before the Commissioner permits the use of inadequately scoring forms, the Commissioner shall find that:

(1) A lower score more accurately reflects the readability of the form.

(2) The particular nature of the form or of a type of form warrants a lower passing score than required by § 31-4725(a)(1) .

(3) Policy language drafted to conform with state law or state agency interpretation of the law has impaired the readability of the rest of the policy or has otherwise lowered the score for the rest of the policy.

Legislative History

June 19, 1934, ch. 672, ch. V, § 26; as added Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-160, § 3(h), 32 DCR 39; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-192, § 25(i), 33 DCR 7836; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10, 44 DCR 1730; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 23(e), 45 DCR 745