A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the Mayor a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the vehicle, or vehicles, owned by such nonresident is registered, or in the state in which such nonresident resides, if he does not own a vehicle, provided such certificate otherwise conforms with the provisions of this chapter, and the Mayor shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
(1) Said insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the Mayor to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in the District of Columbia;
(2) Said insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of the District of Columbia relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued therein.
(May 25, 1954, 68 Stat. 133, ch. 222, § 55.)
1981 Ed., § 40-455.
1973 Ed., § 40-471.
This section is referenced in § 50-1301.53.
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 13 - Motor Vehicle Owners and Operators Responsibility
Subchapter V - Proof of Financial Responsibility
§ 50–1301.34. Persons required to deposit proof of future responsibility
§ 50–1301.36. “Judgment” and “state” defined
§ 50–1301.38. Duration of suspension
§ 50–1301.40. Suspension of nonresidents’ operating privilege; duration
§ 50–1301.41. Report by courts of nonpayment of judgments
§ 50–1301.43. Judgment against a nonresident — Suspension for nonpayment. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.44. Government vehicles; exception as to nonpayment of judgment provisions. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.46. Effect of Mayor’s finding that insurer obligated to pay judgment. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.47. Continuance of suspension until judgment paid and proof given. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.48. Discharge in bankruptcy. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.49. Required payments; amounts; settlements
§ 50–1301.50. Installment payment of judgments — Permitted
§ 50–1301.51. Installment payment of judgments — Default. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.52. Proof required for each registered vehicle
§ 50–1301.53. Alternate methods of giving proof
§ 50–1301.54. Certificate of insurance as proof
§ 50–1301.55. Certificate filed by nonresident as proof of financial responsibility
§ 50–1301.56. Default by nonresident insurance carrier
§ 50–1301.57. “Motor vehicle liability policy” defined. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.58. Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.59. Provisions of chapter not to affect other policies
§ 50–1301.60. Surety bond — Proof of financial responsibility. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.61. Surety bond — Lien against scheduled real estate. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.62. Surety bond — Right of action. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.63. Deposit of money with Mayor — Proof of financial responsibility. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.64. Deposit of money with Mayor — Limits on application. [Repealed]
§ 50–1301.65. Owner of a motor vehicle may give proof for others
§ 50–1301.66. Substitution of proof
§ 50–1301.67. Requirement of other proof of financial responsibility
§ 50–1301.68. Cancellation of certificate; waiver of filing proof