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District of Columbia sales · independent representative · with indemnity
Download the District of Columbia commission agreement with indemnity provision for independent sales representatives — with clear commission, payment, and termination terms set by the written contract itself, plus the indemnity provision and gated Exhibit A sub-agent indemnity — in fillable Word and fillable PDF, with the District of Columbia Instructions & Rider.
Selling in more than one state? This page is the District of Columbia agreement — buy the state where the representative solicits.
Every file below is included: the fillable Word instrument with the indemnity provision and Exhibit A, a fillable PDF, and the District of Columbia Instructions & Rider.
The real document — not a mockup. Page 1 of the form included in your download.
Every part of the instrument, in order — the sections, Schedule A, and the signature page.
About this form
A commission agreement is the written contract between a business (the principal) and an independent sales representative: it appoints the representative for a territory, sets the commission rate and when a commission is earned, fixes the payment date, and answers the questions that otherwise end up in disputes — pipeline orders at termination, expenses, authority limits, and confidentiality.
District of Columbia has no statute setting commission payment deadlines for independent sales representatives — the written contract does. That makes a clear, signed agreement the whole game in District of Columbia: the commission schedule, the Earning Event election, payment dates, and the pipeline clause are the terms a court will enforce.
This version adds Section 14: a one-way indemnity running from the representative to the principal, with notice, defense-control, and fault carve-outs, plus a gated Exhibit A that extends the indemnity to listed sub-agents when the parties adopt it. The rider explains what the indemnity does and when to use this version.
Your District of Columbia Instructions & Rider covers the state specifics in plain language: the governing statute (or the absence of one), the payment deadlines, the statement habit that keeps disputes rare, notice templates, and step-by-step completion guidance with a worked example.
Both parties sign; the representative keeps a fully executed copy, and the detachable receipt proves delivery (some states require it — the rider flags them). No notarization is required.
ILRG provides self-help legal forms and download support. PublicLegal employment forms are provided for you to complete with your own business information. Commission payment rights and deadlines vary by state — the Instructions & Rider explains the rules in your state and the clauses this agreement uses to stay within them. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
The District of Columbia commission agreement with indemnity provision in fillable Word (.docx) with a fillable PDF, plus the District of Columbia Instructions & Rider (state payment rules, completion guidance, and notice templates). A completed sample is available as an optional add-on.
It is the written contract between a business and an independent sales representative: it appoints the representative for a territory, states the commission rate and the event that earns a commission, fixes payment dates and account statements, sets term, termination, and pipeline rules, and limits the representative’s authority (no accepting orders or setting prices in the principal’s name).
No — District of Columbia has no sales-representative statute requiring a writing. But with no statutory defaults to fall back on, the written contract is the entire rulebook: the commission rate, when a commission is earned, and when it must be paid are whatever the signed agreement says.
None by statute — District of Columbia has no sales-representative payment statute. The deadlines are the ones this agreement sets: the payment-date terms in Section 7 and the pipeline clause in the post-termination section, which the rider explains.
Section 14 is a one-way indemnity running from the representative to the principal: the representative covers claims caused by its own unauthorized acts, misrepresentations, or unlawful conduct, with notice and defense-control mechanics and carve-outs for the principal’s own fault. Exhibit A, when the parties adopt it, extends the same indemnity to listed sub-agents so the representative cannot dilute it by subcontracting.
No — the agreement documents an independent-contractor relationship and says so expressly. Misclassification is a real risk when a worker is treated like an employee on paper-thin facts; the District of Columbia rider carries the classification warning and the rules that follow if a worker is actually an employee.
Buy the state where the representative solicits customers. The agreement’s governing-law and exclusive-forum clause names that state, which keeps the sales-representative protections of that state’s statute (where one exists) aligned with the contract.