2021 District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 23A - Tolling of Deadlines Under Commercial Insurance Policies During the Period of a Public Health Emergency
§ 31–2321. Tolling of deadlines under commercial insurance policies

*NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on March 11, 2022.*

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of District law and notwithstanding the terms of any policy of insurance subject to this section, for commercial policies of insurance issued by a licensed insurer, in force as of March 25, 2020, and that include coverage under the existing policy for losses in the District, the running of all time periods for policy holders to exercise rights under a policy or District law for a claim for a loss shall be tolled during the period of a public health emergency declared pursuant to § 7-2304.01, and for 90 days thereafter.

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term "loss" means physical loss of property, loss of use of property, loss of occupancy, property damage, loss of income, incurred expenses, and other business interruption losses.

(July 29, 2021, D.C. Law 24-19, § 2, 68 DCR 006023.)

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Commercial Insurance Claim Tolling Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-82, May 25, 2021, 68 DCR 005821).

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Commercial Insurance Claim Tolling Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-427, Oct. 24, 2020, 67 DCR 12969).

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Commercial Insurance Claim Tolling Emergency Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-343, July 27, 2020, 67 DCR 9379).

For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Commercial Insurance Claim Tolling Temporary Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-19, July 29, 2021, 68 DCR 006023).

For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 2 of Commercial Insurance Claim Tolling Temporary Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-143, Oct. 20, 2020, 67 DCR 9912).