D.C. Code § 15-110
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§ 15-110. Interest on judgment on contracts made elsewhere.
Official statutory text
In an action on a contract for the payment of a higher rate of interest than is lawful in the District, made or to be performed in a State or territory of the United States where such a contract rate of interest is lawful, the judgment for the plaintiff shall include the contract interest to the date of the judgment and interest thereafter at the rate of 6 per cent per annum until paid.
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