2012 District of Columbia Code
Section 28-3305

Unlawful interest credited on principal debt

In an action upon a contract for the payment of money with interest at a rate forbidden by law, any payment of interest that may have been made on account of the contract is deemed to be payment made on account of the principal debt; and judgment shall be rendered for no more than the balance found due after deducting and properly crediting the interest so paid. A bona fide indorsee of negotiable paper purchased before due is not affected by any usury exacted by a former holder of the paper unless he had notice of the usury before his purchase.

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(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 676, Pub. L. 88-509, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 28-3305.
1973 Ed., § 28-3305.

Current through September 13, 2012

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