D.C. Code § 7-2531.03

Current through codified legislation effective April 10, 2024
Section 7-2531.03 - Exemptions
(a) No firearm originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit.
(b) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to have committed a self-inflicted injury or by a person injured by a firearm while committing a crime, attempting to commit a crime, engaged in criminal activity, or engaged in a delinquent act.
(c) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person who can be shown by a preponderance of the evidence to be engaged in the sale or distribution of illegal narcotics.
(d) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person who either:
(1) assumed the risk of the injury that occurred; or
(2) negligently contributed to the injury that occurred.

D.C. Code § 7-2531.03

June 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-115, § 4, 39 DCR 3182.

Application of Law 9-115: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2531.01.