(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter supersedes conflicting tort, restitution and other law of the District of Columbia providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret.
(b) This chapter does not affect:
(1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret;
(2) Other civil remedies that are not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
(3) Criminal remedies, whether or not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-216, § 8, 36 DCR 519.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 48-507.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-216, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 36-401.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 7 of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. See 14 Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on WESTLAW.