—— DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE ANNOTATED EDITION 1981 With Provision for Subsequent Pocket Parts CONTAINING THE LAWS, GENERALAND PERMANENT IN THEIR NATURE, RELATING TO OR IN FORCE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (EXCEPT SUCH LAWSASARE OFAPPLICATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIABY REASON OF BEING GENERALAND PERMANENT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES), AS OFAPRIL 12, 1997, AND NOTES TO DECISIONS THROUGH MARCH 1, 1997 VOLUME 7A 1997 REPLACEMENT Title 35 Insurance Title 36 Labor Prepared and Published UnderAuthority ofthe Council ofthe District ofColumbia as supervised by the Office ofthe General Counsel, Charlotte M. Brookins-Hudson, General Counsel. John E. McNeal, Legislative Counsel. Benjamin F. Bryant, Jr., Codification Counsel. Karen R. Westbrook, CodificationAssistant. Edited andAnnotated by the Editorial Staffofthe Publishers W Under the Supervision ofRichard Walter, Jr., Peter R. Roane, Ruth P. Knight, Wanda F. Brown Roszak, Ricard J. Dunay, and Valerie H. Southard. MICHIE Charlottesville, Virginl^ 1997 — Copyright© 1981 1997 By The District of Columbia All rights reserved. 4167311 "Michie"and the Open Book and Gavel logo are trademarks of Michie, a division ofReed Elsevier Inc. COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Charlene Drew Jarvis, Chairman Pro Tempore"^ Sandra Allen Hilda Howland M. Mason Sharon Ambrose Kathleen Patterson Harold Brazil Carol Schwartz Kevin P. Chavous Frank Smith, Jr. Linda W. Cropp Harry Thomas, Sr. Jack Evans *At the deadline for publication ofthe code there was avacancy in office ofthe Chairman. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL Under Whose Direction This Volume Has Been Prepared Charlotte M. Brookins-Hudson, General Counsel John E. McNeal, Legislative Counsel Benjamin F. Bryant, Jr., Codification Counsel Karen R. Westbrook, Codification Assistant iii IN MEMORY OF DAVID ALLEN CLARKE 1943 1997 - Whose lifetime ofservice to District residents and employees ofthe District government exemplified all that is honorable in a lawyer and public servant. DavidClarkewas the Chairman ofthe Council ofthe DistrictofColumbiafrom January 2, 1983, to January 2, 1991, and from September 1993 until his death on March 27, 1997. Underhis leadership the Council adopted the first enacted title to the D.C. Code since the 1974 enactment of Home Rule in the — District the enactment ofTitle 47 ofthe D.C. Code. Through his legislative initiatives, the Council of the District of Columbia passed a wealth of legislation beneficial to the citizens ofthe District. His court challenges helped to further develop the body oflaw in the District as it pertains to initiatives. First Amendment rights of Council members, and the controls on firearms. Because ofthe determination ofDavidA. Clarke, the people ofthe District of Columbianow have better access to and confidence in their laws andwill enter the next century better prepared to face the challenges that lie ahead. V Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/govlawdccode198107a