{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-409","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 36-409","heading":"Applicability.","body":"This chapter does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to March 16, 1989. With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began prior to March 16, 1989, the chapter does not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after March 16, 1989.","path":["Title 36. Trade Practices.","Chapter 4. Trade Secrets."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/36-409","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9e44ff19ddb7487074505715cf07f8fe6ab621828f7ccd20feefa901c83c5c2f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-408","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}