District Of Columbia § 31-5317 - Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options.

Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 31-5317 — Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 31-5317. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options.

31-5317
(a)

For certificates issued prior to one year after April 29, 1998, the value of every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall comply with the provisions of law applicable immediately prior to April 29, 1998.

(b)

For certificates issued on or after one year from April 29, 1998 for which reserves are computed on the Commissioner’s 1941 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, the Commissioner’s 1941 Standard Industrial Table, the Commissioner’s 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, the Commissioner’s 1980 Standard Mortality Table, or any more recent table made applicable to life insurers, every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall not be less than the corresponding amount ascertained in accordance with the laws of the District applicable to life insurers issuing policies containing like benefits based upon such tables.

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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 31-5317 ("Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options.") 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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