{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-1-302","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:1-302","heading":"Variation by agreement.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or elsewhere in this subtitle, the effect of provisions of this subtitle may be varied by agreement.\n\n(b)\nThe obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness, and care prescribed by this subtitle may not be disclaimed by agreement. The parties, by agreement, may determine the standards by which the performance of those obligations is to be measured if those standards are not manifestly unreasonable. Whenever this subtitle requires an action to be taken within a reasonable time, a time that is not manifestly unreasonable may be fixed by agreement.\n\n(c)\nThe presence in certain provisions of this subtitle of the phrase “unless otherwise agreed”, or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement under this section.","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/28:1-302","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a77beeacb8d02d24549e66f396d065e26dd9cc1c12255dd3123a1944b947109f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-1-301","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-1-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}