{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-1334","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-1334","heading":"Proof of claim.","body":"(a)\nProof of claim shall consist of a statement signed by the claimant that includes all of the following that are applicable:\n(1)\nThe particulars of the claim including the consideration given for it;\n(2)\nThe identity and amount of the security on the claim;\n(3)\nThe payments made on the debt, if any;\n(4)\nThat the sum claimed is justly owing and that there is no setoff, counterclaim, or defense to the claim;\n(5)\nAny right of priority of payment or other specific right asserted by the claimants;\n(6)\nA copy of the written instrument which is the foundation of the claim; and\n(7)\nThe name and address of the claimant and the attorney who represents him or her, if any.\n\n(b)\nNo claim need be considered or allowed if it does not contain all the information in subsection (a) of this section which may be applicable. The liquidator may require that a prescribed form be used, and may require that other information and documents be included.\n\n(c)\nAt any time the liquidator may request the claimant to present information or evidence supplementary to that required under subsection (a) of this section and may take testimony under oath, require production of affidavits or depositions, or otherwise obtain additional information or evidence.\n\n(d)\nNo judgment or order against an insured or the insurer entered after the date of filing of a successful petition for liquidation, and no judgment or order against an insured or the insurer entered at any time by default or by collusion, need be considered as evidence of liability or of quantum of damages. No judgment or order against an insured or the insurer entered within 4 months before the filing of the petition need be considered as evidence of liability or of the quantum of damages.\n\n(e)\nAll claims of a guaranty association or foreign guaranty association shall be in the form and contain the substantiation agreed to by the association and the liquidator.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 13. Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Procedures."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-1334","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c9bc903578957fe7fd08099db4e8f9774e4e54c72a6d245045ded9b4cd3638b8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-1333","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-1335"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}