No execution shall issue upon nor shall any levy be made against any property of the estate under any judgment against a decedent or a personal representative. No claim (which is not by its terms secured) shall attach to any particular estate asset, real or personal, whether in the hands of the personal representative or of any bona fide purchaser, or to the proceeds from the sale of any such asset. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges, liens, or other security interests upon property in an appropriate proceeding.
(June 24, 1980, D.C. Law 3-72, § 101, 27 DCR 2155; Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-241, § 3(lll), 42 DCR 63.)
1981 Ed., § 20-914.
Application of Law 10-241: See Application of Law 10-241 and Emergency act amendment notes to § 20-905.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 20 - Probate and Administration of Decedents’ Estates. [Enacted title]
§ 20–901. Claim not paid in normal course of administration
§ 20–902. Effect of statute of limitations
§ 20–903. Limitation on presentation of claims against the estate
§ 20–905. Manner of presentation of claim
§ 20–908. Action on claims; remedy for failure to act
§ 20–910. Meeting of creditors