STATE LAW – DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LIBRARY – GUIDE 20

D.C. Crash Investigation, Evidence Preservation & Three-Year Limitation

District of Columbia personal-injury claims are generally subject to a three-year limitation period, subject to claim-specific rules and potentially shorter governmental notice requirements. This guide will combine limitation analysis with crash-investigation and preservation steps involving vehicles, electronic data, photographs, video, witnesses, police records, medical documentation, and spoliation issues.