This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting similar legislation.
(Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 101, 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 85(e), 52 DCR 2638.)
1981 Ed., § 15-914.
D.C. Law 15-105 substituted “this chapter” for “this act” in two places.
D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “this chapter” for “this subchapter”.
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 14 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims
§ 15–902. Variation by agreement
§ 15–903. Determining money of the claim
§ 15–904. Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims
§ 15–905. Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim
§ 15–906. Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment
§ 15–907. Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding
§ 15–908. Prejudgment and judgment interest
§ 15–909. Enforcement of foreign judgments
§ 15–910. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes
§ 15–911. Effect of currency revalorization