{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-109","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-109","heading":"Liability.","body":"(a)\nThe District of Columbia shall defend any civil action or proceeding pending on August 5, 1997 in any court or other official municipal, state, or federal forum against the District of Columbia or its officers, employees, or agents, and shall assume any liability resulting from such an action or proceeding.\n\n(b)\nThe State Justice Institute shall not be liable for damages or equitable relief on the basis of the activities or operations of any federal or District of Columbia agency which receives funds through the State Justice Institute pursuant to this title.\n\n(c)\nThe United States, its officers, employees, and agents, and its  agencies shall not:\n(1)\nBe responsible for the payment of any judgments, liabilities or costs resulting from any action or proceeding against the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers, employees, or agents;\n(2)\nBe subject to liability in any case on the basis of the activities of the District of Columbia or its agencies, officers, employees, or agents; or\n(3)\nBe subject to liability in any case under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. § 1983).\n\n(d)\nNothing in this section shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity, or as limiting any other defense or immunity that would otherwise be available to the United States, the District of Columbia, their agencies, officers, employees, or agents.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 1. District of Columbia Government Development.","Subchapter I. District of Columbia Establishment."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-109","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"389c19af96c5472b37e260b52018e81bd4fbe31564cbf8dbbb4655125b094efc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-108","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}