D.C. Code § 31-4314

Current through codified legislation effective October 30, 2024

Section 31-4314 - False statements in application for policy

The falsity of a statement in the application for any policy of insurance shall not bar the right to recovery thereunder unless such false statement was made with intent to deceive or unless it materially affected either the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the company.

D.C. Code § 31-4314

June 19, 1934, 48 Stat. 1133, ch. 672, ch. II, § 15; May 21, 1997, D.C. Law 11-268, § 10(i), 44 DCR 1730.

Department of Insurance abolished: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 31-4301.

Form and contents of insurance contracts, see §§ 31-4703, 31-4712. Industrial policies, special provisions, see § 31-4801 et seq. .