District of Columbia car insurance statutes
Every figure on the District of Columbia pages comes from a numbered section of District of Columbia law or from the agency that administers it. This is the whole list — 22 laws and 9 agency pages — so you can go straight to the section you need, or check what we read before we wrote a number down.
Statutes and session laws
- D.C. Code § 5-114.02read September 30, 2026
Demand for proof of motor vehicle insurance
Used on coverage lapse
- D.C. Code § 31-2403(d)(2)read September 30, 2026
Suspension and immobilization for want of required insurance
Used on driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- D.C. Code § 31-2404read September 30, 2026
Personal injury protection
Used on minimum coverage, fault system
- D.C. Code § 31-2405read September 30, 2026
Lawsuit restriction and opportunity for arbitration under optional insurance
Used on fault system
- D.C. Code § 31-2406read September 30, 2026
Availability of required and optional insurance and benefits
Used on minimum coverage, sr-22, coverage lapse
- D.C. Code § 31-2411(d)read September 30, 2026
Subrogation for personal injury protection benefits
Used on fault system
- D.C. Code § 31-2413read September 30, 2026
Penalties; adjudications
Used on driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- D.C. Code § 50-1101read September 30, 2026
Inspection at intervals of not more than 2 years
Used on moving here
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.06read September 30, 2026
Information regarding financial responsibility furnished to an injured person ($7)
Used on crash reporting
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.10read September 30, 2026
Accident report required [Repealed 1982]
Used on crash reporting
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.34read September 30, 2026
Persons required to deposit proof of financial responsibility
Used on sr-22
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.37read September 30, 2026
Suspension of license and registration upon conviction of certain offenses
Used on sr-22, driving uninsured
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.38read September 30, 2026
Requirements for reinstatement of license and registration
Used on sr-22
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.52read September 30, 2026
Proof required for each registered vehicle
Used on sr-22, coverage lapse
- D.C. Code § 50-1301.54read September 30, 2026
Certificate of insurance as proof
Used on sr-22
- D.C. Code § 50-1401.02(a), (b)read September 30, 2026
60-day exemption for new arrivals
Used on moving here
- D.C. Code § 50-2201.05cread September 30, 2026
Leaving after colliding
Used on crash reporting
- D.C. Code § 50-2204.51read September 30, 2026
Definition of "vulnerable user"
Used on fault system
- D.C. Code § 50-2204.52read September 30, 2026
Contributory negligence limitation
Used on fault system
- D.C. Law 21-167read September 30, 2026
Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act of 2016 (enrolled act text)
Used on fault system
STEER Amendment Act of 2024
Used on sr-22
- D.C. Law 26-155read September 30, 2026
Motor Vehicle Insurance Modernization Amendment Act of 2026 (enrolled act text)
Used on minimum coverage
Agency pages and forms
Used where the law leaves a detail to the agency — a form name, a fee set by order, a deadline published rather than enacted. Where a statute and an agency page disagree, the state page says so.
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Vehicle Insurance (minimum coverage table)
Used on minimum coverage, crash reporting
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Driver License Fees (reinstatement $115)
Used on sr-22
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Vehicle Registration Fees (insurance lapse fee)
Used on driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Vehicle Insurance Companies (DCIVS reporting within 30 days)
Used on coverage lapse
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Vehicle Inspections
Used on moving here
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
To Pass the DC DMV Vehicle Inspection (test types)
Used on moving here
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Vehicle Registration and Inspection (for new District residents)
Used on moving here
- DC DMVread September 30, 2026
Vehicle Inspection Fees
Used on moving here
- MPDread September 30, 2026
Request an Accident Report (PD-10)
Used on crash reporting