District of Columbia Code
Subchapter I - Attachment and Garnishment Generally
§ 16–527. Judgment in case of undertaking for retention of property or credits

(a) When property or credits attached are released upon an undertaking given as provided by sections 16-509 and 16-510, and judgment in the action is rendered in favor of the plaintiff, it is a joint judgment against both the defendant and all persons in the undertaking for the appraised value of the property or the amount of the credits.
(b) When the property attached has been delivered to or retained by a garnishee, upon his executing an undertaking as provided by section 16-509, judgment of condemnation of the property shall be rendered as provided by section 16-525, and judgment shall also be entered that the plaintiff recover from the garnishee and his surety or sureties the value of the property, not exceeding the plaintiff’s claim, the judgment to be entered satisfied if the property is forthcoming and delivered to the marshal, undiminished in value, within ten days after the judgment; otherwise, execution thereon may be had against the garnishee and his surety or sureties; and if the property is so delivered to the marshal the same shall be sold by him under fieri facias to satisfy the judgment of condemnation.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 550, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 16-527.
1973 Ed., § 16-527.

Structure District of Columbia Code

District of Columbia Code

Title 16 - Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Chapter 5 - Attachment and Garnishment

Subchapter I - Attachment and Garnishment Generally

§ 16–501. Attachment before judgment; affidavit and bond

§ 16–502. Service of notice; publication

§ 16–503. Attachment for debts not due

§ 16–504. Additional attachments

§ 16–505. Sufficiency of plaintiff’s bond

§ 16–506. Traversing affidavits; quashing writ of attachment; trial of issues

§ 16–507. Property subject to attachment; liens; priorities

§ 16–508. Attachment of real property

§ 16–509. Attachment of personal property; undertaking by defendant or person in possession

§ 16–510. Release of property or credits from attachment; sufficiency of undertaking

§ 16–511. Attachment of credits or partnership interest; retention of property or credits by garnishee

§ 16–512. Attachment and levy upon wages of nonresident

§ 16–513. Advance payment of wages to avoid attachment or garnishment

§ 16–514. Credits or property held for two or more persons or in representative capacity

§ 16–515. Attachment of judgments and money or property in hands of marshal

§ 16–516. Attachment of money or property in hands of executor or administrator

§ 16–517. Attachment of other property in replevin action

§ 16–518. Preservation of property; sale; receiver

§ 16–519. Defenses by garnishee

§ 16–520. Defending against the attachment; trial of issues

§ 16–521. Interrogatories to garnishee; oral examination

§ 16–522. Traverse of garnishee’s answers; trial of issue; costs and attorney’s fee

§ 16–523. Claims to attached property

§ 16–524. Judgment generally; condemnation of attached property

§ 16–525. Condemnation and sale of property; proceeds of sale under interlocutory order

§ 16–526. Judgment against garnishee

§ 16–527. Judgment in case of undertaking for retention of property or credits

§ 16–528. Judgment protects garnishee

§ 16–529. Attachment in actions for fraudulent conveyances

§ 16–530. Time for trial of issues

§ 16–531. Attachment dockets; index of attachments

§ 16–532. Other remedies of judgment creditor

§ 16–533. Attachment proceedings in Superior Court