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Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees
§ 15–101. Enforceable period of judgments; expiration - (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section,...
§ 15–102. Lien of judgment, decree, or forfeited recognizance - (a) Each — (1) final judgment or decree for the...
§ 15–103. Effect of revival - An order of revival issued upon a judgment or decree...
§ 15–104. Priority of liens - The lien of a mortgage or deed of trust upon...
§ 15–105. Decree confirming sale of property; effect; ordering conveyance - A decree confirming the sale of real or personal property...
§ 15–106. Judgment and damages assessed in actions on bonds or penal sums - (a) In a civil action on a bond or on...
§ 15–107. Setting off judgments - Where reciprocal claims between different parties have passed into judgments...
§ 15–108. Interest on judgment for liquidated debt - In an action in the United States District Court for...
§ 15–109. Interest on judgment for damages in contract or tort - In an action to recover damages for breach of contract...
§ 15–110. Interest on judgment on contracts made elsewhere - In an action on a contract for the payment of...
§ 15–111. Counsel fee in proceeding on bond or undertaking - In a proceeding in the United States District Court for...
§ 15–131. Judgments and executions generally; interest [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358,...
§ 15–132. Enforceable period of unrecorded judgments; enforcement of judgments, etc., of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358,...
§ 15–133. Satisfaction of judgment; recordation [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358,...
Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees
Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees
§ 15–301. Definition and applicability - As used in sections 15-302 , 15-303 , 15-305 to...
§ 15–302. Period during which writ of execution may issue; returnable period - (a) A writ of execution on a judgment in a...
§ 15–303. Alias writs - If a writ of execution is issued and returned unsatisfied,...
§ 15–304. Return of writ - If the return of a writ of execution is not...
§ 15–305. Issuance of writ after expiration of period - A writ of execution not issued within the time allowed...
§ 15–306. Election to move for new judgment in lieu of execution - During the life of the original judgment the plaintiff, instead...
§ 15–307. Lien of execution - A writ of fieri facias issued upon a judgment of...
§ 15–308. Endorsement, by marshal, of date of receipt of writ - Upon the receipt of any writ of fieri facias or...
§ 15–309. Death of judgment debtor after delivery of execution - The death of the judgment debtor after the execution issued...
§ 15–310. Lien of execution on Court of General Sessions judgment; levy. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358,...
§ 15–311. Property subject to levy - The writ of fieri facias may be levied on all...
§ 15–312. Levy on money and evidences of debt - When the fieri facias is levied on money belonging to...
§ 15–313. Levy on equitable interest in chattels pledged - The interest of the debtor in personal chattels lawfully pledged...
§ 15–314. Appraisement; notice of sale - Where not herein otherwise provided, all property levied upon, except...
§ 15–315. Death, removal, or disqualification of marshal - When the marshal dies, or is removed from office, or...
§ 15–316. Subrogation of purchaser after defective sale; no refund - When, upon the sale of property under execution, the title...
§ 15–317. Remedy of marshal for erroneous sale made in good faith - When the marshal or any other officer to whom execution...
§ 15–318. Remedies of purchaser upon refusal to deliver possession - When real property is sold by virtue of an execution,...
§ 15–319. Execution of final decree after death; other appropriate proceedings - When a party to an action dies after final decree,...
§ 15–320. Enforcement of decrees - (a) For the purpose of executing a decree, or compelling...
§ 15–321. Enforcement of interlocutory decrees - An interlocutory order may be enforced by such process as...
§ 15–322. Enforcement of decrees for delivery of chattels - In addition to the procedures for enforcement of judgments or...
§ 15–323. Limitation on seizure of real property - Real property or rent shall not be seized for a...
Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments
§ 15–351. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “District”...
§ 15–352. Filing and status of foreign judgments - A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with...
§ 15–353. Notice of filing - (a) At the time of the filing of the foreign...
§ 15–354. Stay - (a) Upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the...
§ 15–355. Fees - Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the...
§ 15–356. Optional procedure - The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action...
§ 15–357. Uniformity of interpretation - This subchapter shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate its...
Subchapter II-A - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments
§ 15–361. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign-Country Money...
§ 15–362. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “Foreign...
§ 15–363. Applicability - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...
§ 15–364. Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c)...
§ 15–365. Personal jurisdiction - (a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for...
§ 15–366. Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment - (a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as...
§ 15–367. Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment - If the court in a proceeding under § 15-366 finds...
§ 15–368. Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment - If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country...
§ 15–369. Statute of limitations - An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced...
§ 15–370. Uniformity of interpretation - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...
§ 15–371. Saving clause - This subchapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of...
Subchapter III - Uniform Foreign-Money Judgments
§ 15–381. Definitions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–382. Recognition and enforcement. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–383. Grounds for nonrecognition. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–384. Personal jurisdiction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–385. Stay in cases of appeal. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–386. Savings clause. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–387. Applicability. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
§ 15–388. Uniformity of application and construction. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-84, § 2, 42...
Chapter 5 - Exemptions and Trial of Right to Seized Property
Subchapter I - Exemptions
§ 15–501. Exempt property of householder; property in transitu; debt for wages - (a) The following property of the head of a family...
§ 15–502. Mortgage or other instrument affecting exempt property - (a) A mortgage, deed of trust, assignment for the benefit...
§ 15–503. Earnings and other income; wearing apparel and tools of certain persons - (a) The earnings (other than wages, as defined in subchapter...
Subchapter II - Trial of Right to Property Seized on Process of Superior Court
§ 15–521. Notice of claim or exemption; trial - When personal property taken on execution or other process issued...
§ 15–522. Docketing of claim; manner of trial - The case made by the claim referred to in section...
§ 15–523. Judgment - If the property referred to in section 15-521 appears to...
§ 15–524. Replevin against officer - This subchapter does not prevent a claimant other than the...
Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs
§ 15–701. Compensation taxed as costs; attorneys’ compensation from clients - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, only the compensation...
§ 15–702. Attorney fees taxed as costs - An attorney for the District of Columbia may not retain...
§ 15–703. Security for costs by nonresidents - (a) The defendant in a suit instituted by a nonresident...
§ 15–704. Advance payment of costs and fees - Costs and fees for services rendered by the Register of...
§ 15–705. Exemption of District of Columbia and United States from fees, costs, and bonds - (a) The District of Columbia or any officer thereof acting...
§ 15–706. Clerk’s fees in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [Repealed] - Repealed. (June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 633, Pub. L. 99-336,...
§ 15–707. Probate fees - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Register of...
§ 15–708. Deposit for probate fees - For proceedings in probate deposits and fees shall be paid...
§ 15–709. Fees and costs in Superior Court - (a) The Superior Court of the District of Columbia may...
§ 15–710. Fees and costs in Domestic Relations Branch of Court of General Sessions. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 554, Pub. L. 91-358,...
§ 15–711. Deposit or security for costs in Superior Court - Nonresidents of the District of Columbia may commence suits in...
§ 15–712. Proceedings in forma pauperis - (a) Any District of Columbia court may authorize the commencement,...
§ 15–713. Deposits for jury trials in Superior Court - Deposits made on demands for jury trials in accordance with...
§ 15–714. Witness fees for attendance in Superior Court - (a) The fees and travel allowances to be paid any...
§ 15–715. Witness fees in prosecutions for cruelty to children or animals - An officer or member of the Humane Society is not...
§ 15–716. Advances to Court of General Sessions Clerk for witness fees. [Repealed] - Repealed. (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 554, Pub. L. 91-358,...
§ 15–717. Marriage license and related fees - For each marriage license, the fee shall be $2; for...
§ 15–718. Juror fees - (a) A juror serving in the Superior Court of the...
§ 15–719. Adoption court costs and fees - Any person who files a petition pursuant to Chapter 3...
Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims
§ 15–901. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Action”...
§ 15–902. Variation by agreement - (a) The effect of this chapter may be varied by...
§ 15–903. Determining money of the claim - (a) The money in which the parties to a transaction...
§ 15–904. Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims - (a) If an amount contracted to be paid in a...
§ 15–905. Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim - (a) A person may assert a claim in a specified...
§ 15–906. Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
§ 15–907. Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding - The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close...
§ 15–908. Prejudgment and judgment interest - (a) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment...
§ 15–909. Enforcement of foreign judgments - (a) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment...
§ 15–910. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes - (a) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes...
§ 15–911. Effect of currency revalorization - (a) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss...
§ 15–912. Supplementary general principles of law - Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles...
§ 15–913. Applicability - (a) This chapter applies only to a foreign-money claim in...
§ 15–914. Uniformity of application and construction - This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...