District Of Columbia § 2-413 - Action against employee barred by judgment against District; notice of claim; administrative disposition of claim as evidence.
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§ 2-413. Action against employee barred by judgment against District; notice of claim; administrative disposition of claim as evidence.
2-413The judgment in any such action shall constitute a complete bar to any action by the claimant by reason of the same subject matter against the employee of the District whose act or omission gave rise to the claim. No suit shall be instituted involving any claim described in unless the claimant shall have first given notice to the District in accordance with and shall have presented to the District in writing a claim for money damages in connection therewith, and the District has had 6 months from the date of such filing within which to make final disposition of such claim. The administrative disposition of a claim by the District shall not be competent evidence of liability or amount of damages in proceedings on any such claim.
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Section 2-413 ("Action against employee barred by judgment against District; notice of claim; administrative disposition of claim as evidence.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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