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Division I - GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICTTitle 7 - HUMAN HEALTH CARE AND SAFETYSubtitle J - PUBLIC SAFETYChapter 25 - FIREARMS CONTROL
Unit C - ASSAULT WEAPONS MANUFACTURING STRICT LIABILITY
Section 7-2551.02 - Liability

D.C. Code § 7-2551.02

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Current through codified legislation effective March 25, 2024
Section 7-2551.02 - Liability

Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of an assault weapon or machine gun shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault or proof of defect, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the assault weapon or machine gun in the District of Columbia.

D.C. Code § 7-2551.02

Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-263, § 4, 37 DCR 8482; Oct. 7, 1994, D.C. Law 10-194, § 3(a), 41 DCR 4283.

Application of Law 8-263: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2551.01.