{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-1-301","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:1-301","heading":"Territorial applicability; parties’ power to choose applicable law.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in this section, when a transaction bears a reasonable relation to this state and also to another state or nation the parties may agree that the law either of this state or of such other state or nation shall govern their rights and duties.\n\n(b)\nIn the absence of an agreement effective under subsection (a) of this section, and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, this subtitle applies to transactions bearing an appropriate relation to the District of Columbia.\n\n(c)\nIf one of the following provisions of this subtitle specifies the applicable law, that provision governs and a contrary agreement is effective only to the extent permitted by the law so specified:\n(1)\nSection 28:2-402;\n(2)\nSections 28:2A-105 and 28:2A-106;\n(3)\nSection 28:4-102;\n(4)\nSection 28:4A-507;\n(5)\nSection 28:5-116;\n(6)\nSection 28:8-110;\n(7)\nSections 28:9-301 through 9-307;\n(8)\nSection 28:12-107.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 1. General Provisions.","Part III. Territorial Applicability and General Rules."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:1-301","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a83115593067e3cc4726fdf97c53a2c0ff9fb3554373c2cd87fca3e0525f88ca","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-1-206","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-1-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}