Perishable property, returned to the Property Clerk as the proceeds of crime, may be delivered to the owner on ample security being taken by the court for his appearance to prosecute the case.
(R.S., D.C., § 421.)
1981 Ed., § 4-166.
1973 Ed., § 4-164.
This section is referenced in § 5-119.06.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences
Chapter 1 - Metropolitan Police
§ 5–119.01. Property Clerk office created; definitions
§ 5–119.02. Lost, stolen or abandoned property — Custody
§ 5–119.03. Registration record
§ 5–119.04. Powers of notaries public
§ 5–119.05. Administration of oaths; certification of depositions
§ 5–119.07. Acquittal of accused
§ 5–119.08. Ownership claim by other than person arrested
§ 5–119.09. Property transmitted; deceased and incompetent persons; storage; fees; sale
§ 5–119.11. Immunity from damages to property; exception; “gross negligence” defined
§ 5–119.12. Sale of unclaimed animals
§ 5–119.13. Sale of perishable property
§ 5–119.14. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Generally
§ 5–119.15. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Perishable property
§ 5–119.16. Property delivered to owner preceding trial — Large quantities of goods held for sale
§ 5–119.17. Use of property as evidence