{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-512","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2-512","heading":"Payment by buyer before inspection.","body":"(1)\nWhere the contract requires payment before inspection non-conformity of the goods does not excuse the buyer from so making payment unless\n(a)\nthe non-conformity appears without inspection; or\n(b)\ndespite tender of the required documents the circumstances would justify injunction against honor under this subtitle (section 28:5-109(b)).\n\n(2)\nPayment pursuant to subsection (1) does not constitute an acceptance of goods or impair the buyer’s right to inspect or any of his remedies.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part V. Performance."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2-512","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fb238f4c920e10f7916629ef75464240e963e56bbaa621ae549e56e73b18be4d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-511","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-513"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}