District of Columbia § 31-5102 Definitions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 31-5102 — Definitions.

District of Columbia § 31-5102

Title 31Insurance and Securities.

Ch. 51Credit Life, Accident, and Health Insurance.

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D.C. Code § 31-5102 (2026).

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For the purpose of this chapter:

(1)“Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia. (1A) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.

(2)“Credit life insurance” means insurance issued on the life of a debtor pursuant to or in connection with a specific loan or other credit transaction.

(3)“Credit accident and health insurance” means insurance against the disability of a debtor which provides indemnity for payments on a specific loan or other credit transaction.

(4)“Creditor” means the lender of money or vendor of goods, services, or property, including a lessor under a lease intended as a security, for which payment is arranged through a loan or other credit transaction, and includes any successor to the right, title, or inter

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For the purpose of this chapter:

(1) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.

(1A) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking.

(2) “Credit life insurance” means insurance issued on the life of a debtor pursuant to or in connection with a specific loan or other credit transaction.

(3) “Credit accident and health insurance” means insurance against the disability of a debtor which provides indemnity for payments on a specific loan or other credit transaction.

(4) “Creditor” means the lender of money or vendor of goods, services, or property, including a lessor under a lease intended as a security, for which payment is arranged through a loan or other credit transaction, and includes any successor to the right, title, or interest of any such lender, vendor, or lessor.

(5) “Debtor” means a borrower of money or purchaser of goods, services, or property, including a lessee under a lease intended as a security, for which payment is arranged through a loan or other credit transaction.

(6) “District” means the District of Columbia.

(7) “Indebtedness” means the amount payable by a debtor to a creditor in connection with a loan or other credit transaction.

(8) Repealed.

Legislative History

Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 580, Pub. L. 87-686, § 2; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(m), 44 DCR 1730; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 25(a), 45 DCR 745; June 11, 2004, D.C. Law 15-166, § 4(dd), 51 DCR 2817