D.C. Code § 16-2101

Definition of joint and several contracts

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 585, Pub

For the purposes of action thereon, a contract or obligation entered into by two or more persons, whether:

(1) the persons are partners or joint contractors;

(2) the contract is under seal or not;

(3) it is written or verbal; or

(4) it is expressed to be joint and several or not —

is deemed to be joint and several.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.