{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4403","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4403","heading":"When chapter applies.","body":"(a)\nThis chapter governs an agreement to arbitrate made on or after [February 27, 2008].\n\n(b)\nThis chapter governs an agreement to arbitrate made before [February 27, 2008] if all the parties to the agreement or to the arbitration proceeding so agree in a record.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nAny provision in an insurance policy with a consumer that requires binding arbitration is void and unenforceable.\n(2)\nAn insurance policy with a consumer may permit the resolution of disputes through arbitration; provided, that:\n(A)\nThe decision to arbitrate is made by the parties at the time a dispute arises; and\n(B)\nThe decision whether to arbitrate is not a condition for continued policy coverage under the same terms that otherwise would apply.\n(3)\nIf the parties to an insurance policy with a consumer elect to arbitrate, the provisions of this chapter shall apply.\n\n(d)\nA provision for mandatory binding arbitration within a consumer arbitration agreement is void and unenforceable except to the extent federal law provides for its enforceability.\n\n(e)\nOn or after July 1, 2009, this chapter governs an agreement to arbitrate whenever made.\n\n(f)\n(1)\nThis chapter does not apply to any arbitrator or any arbitration organization in an arbitration proceeding governed by rules adopted by a securities self-regulatory organization; provided, that the rules are approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under federal law.\n(2)\nFor the purposes of this paragraph, the term “securities self-regulatory organization” means:\n(A)\nA securities exchange registered under the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, approved June 6, 1934 (48 Stat. 881; 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.) (“Securities Exchange Act”);\n(B)\nA national securities association of broker-dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act;\n(C)\nA clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act; or\n(D)\nThe Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board established under the Securities Exchange Act.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 44. Arbitration; Revised Uniform Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4403","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7bfecad6bbaf0d566d04e5d8700804b191673258a045a4535c00d46e393ce691","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4402","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}