1. (a) For the purposes of [this subchapter], the term:

   1. (1) "DMV" means the Department of Motor Vehicles established by § 50-901(a).
   2. (2) "Judgment" means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state, the District of Columbia, or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of the District of Columbia, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages.
   3. (3) "Proof of financial responsibility" or "proof" means proof that the motor vehicle subject to registration or reciprocity under the laws of the District of Columbia is an insured motor vehicle under the provisions of Chapter 24 of Title 31.
   4. (4) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States or any province or territory of Canada.

History

May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 129, ch. 222, § 35

Sept. 18, 1982, D.C. Law 4-155,§ 14(c)(2), 29 DCR 3491

Apr. 20, 2024, D.C. Law 25-161, § 3(c)

May 21, 2026, D.C. Law 26-122, § 2

References in Text

The “Compulsory/No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982”, referred to at the end of the section, is D.C. Law 4-155.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 40-451.

1981 Ed., § 40-435.

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 25-161: § 8 of D.C. Law 25-161 provided that the change made to this section by § 3(c) of D.C. Law 25-161 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Section 2 of D.C. Law 26-122 provided that the amendments made to this section by section 3(c) of D.C. Law 25-161 shall apply as of March 4, 2026. Therefore those amendments have been implemented.

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2 of STEER Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (D.C. Law 26-122, May 21, 2026, 73 DCR 5073).