{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1521","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1521","heading":"Presumptions.","body":"In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation under this chapter it shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary:\n\n(1)\nThat the claim comes within the provisions of this chapter;\n\n(2)\nThat sufficient notice of such claim has been given;\n\n(3)\nThat the injury was not occasioned solely by the intoxication of the injured employee; and\n\n(4)\nThat the injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to injure or kill himself or another.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 15. Workers’ Compensation."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1521","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"38e2a0ac9dd2f2c66ef31f539cf8b37ecc268bf3be5af0070a599e6e6b6b523c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1520","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1521.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}