1. (a) Section 16-2802 shall not apply to:

   1. (1) Any intended defendant whose name is unknown or who was not licensed at the time of the alleged occurrence or is unlicensed at the time notice is given;
   2. (2) Any claim that is unknown to the person at the time of filing his or her notice; or
   3. (3) Any intended defendant who is identified in the notice by a misnomer.
2. (b) Nothing indicated herein shall prevent the court from waiving the requirements of § 16-2802 upon a showing of good faith effort to comply or if the interests of justice dictate.

History

Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-263, § 302, 54 DCR 807