A quo warranto may be issued from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the name of the United States against a person who within the District of Columbia usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises, a franchise conferred by the United States or a public office of the United States, civil or military. The proceedings shall be deemed a civil action.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 602, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 562, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 145(n).)
1981 Ed., § 16-3501.
1973 Ed., § 16-3501.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 16 - Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Subchapter I - Actions Against Officers of the United States
§ 16–3501. Persons against whom issued; civil action
§ 16–3502. Parties who may institute; ex rel. proceedings
§ 16–3503. Refusal of Attorney General or United States attorney to act; procedure