{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-719","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2-719","heading":"Contractual modification or limitation of remedy.","body":"(1)\nSubject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section and of the preceding section on liquidation and limitation of damages,\n(a)\nthe agreement may provide for remedies in addition to or in substitution for those provided in this article and may limit or alter the measure of damages recoverable under this article, as by limiting the buyer’s remedies to return of the goods and repayment of the price or to repair and replacement of non-conforming goods or parts; and\n(b)\nresort to a remedy as provided is optional unless the remedy is expressly agreed to be exclusive, in which case it is the sole remedy.\n\n(2)\nWhere circumstances cause an exclusive or limited remedy to fail of its essential purpose, remedy may be had as provided in this subtitle.\n\n(3)\nConsequential damages may be limited or excluded unless the limitation or exclusion is unconscionable. Limitation of consequential damages for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods is prima facie unconscionable but limitation of damages where the loss is commercial is not.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part VII. Remedies."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2-719","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b9f7e1eb42894bd34a61f7e3ac5e7cc3d05056136421dfe917ca065acd6e2629","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-718","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}