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DC Code § 15-714 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs|§ 15-714. Witness fees for attendance in Superior Court

(a) The fees and travel allowances to be paid any witness attending in a criminal case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be the same as those paid to witnesses who attend before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (b) The fees and travel allowances to be paid any witness compelled by subpoena to attend any branch of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia other than the criminal division shall be the same amount as paid a witness compelled to attend before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (c) No travel allowance shall be paid to any witness residing within the District of Columbia.  (Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 536, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Dec. 27, 1967, 81 Stat. 742, Pub. L. 90-226, title VIII, § 803(a); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 554, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(15)(A).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-714. 1973 Ed., § 15-714. Section References This section is referenced in § 11-1527. Cross References Fees of jurors serving in Superior Court, see § 11-1906.
DC Code § 15-715 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs|§ 15-715. Witness fees in prosecutions for cruelty to children or animals

An officer or member of the Humane Society is not entitled to any fee as a witness in the prosecution of a case of cruelty to children or animals.  (Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 536, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-715. 1973 Ed., § 15-715.
DC Code § 15-716 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs|§ 15-716. Advances to Court of General Sessions Clerk for witness fees. [Repealed]

Repealed.  (July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 554, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(16).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-716.
DC Code § 15-717 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs|§ 15-717. Marriage license and related fees

For each marriage license, the fee shall be $2; for each certified copy of a marriage license return, the fee shall be $1; for each certified copy of application for marriage license the fee shall be $1; and for registering authorizations to perform marriages and issuing certificate, the fee shall be $1. The Superior Court of the District of Columbia may, by rule of court, increase or decrease fees provided by this section.  (July 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 265, Pub. L. 89-493, § 13(d)(2); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 554, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(17).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-717. 1973 Ed., § 15-717.
DC Code § 15-718 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs|§ 15-718. Juror fees

(a) A juror serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia shall be paid an attendance fee of $30 for each day of actual attendance at the place of trial or hearing, except that jurors employed by a federal, state, or local government or by a private employer who pays regular compensation during the period of jury service shall not be paid an attendance fee. A person summoned for petit jury service in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia who does not serve on the petit jury shall not be paid an attendance fee. (b) A travel allowance not to exceed $2 per day shall be paid to all jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. (c) For jury service of 5 days or less, petit or grand jurors employed full-time in the District of Columbia shall be entitled to their usual compensation less the fee received for jury service. A person shall not be considered a full-time employed juror on any day of jury service in which that person: (1) Would not have accrued regular wages to be paid by the employer if the employee were not serving as a juror on that day; or (2) Would not have worked more than 1/2 of a shift that extends into another day if the employee were not serving as a juror on that day. Employers with 10 or less employees shall not be required to pay a juror-employee his or her usual compensation. (d) If an employer fails to pay an employee in violation of subsection (c) of this section, the employee may bring a civil action for recovery of wages or salary lost as a result of the violation. If an employee prevails in an action under this subsection, that employee shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees fixed by the court. (e) The Board of Judges of the Superior Court may increase the attendance fee and travel allowance provided by this section and, in such event, shall publish the new fee or allowance.  (Mar. 9, 1988, D.C. Law 7-81, § 2(c), 34 DCR 8115; Aug. 17, 1991, D.C. Law 9-19, title I, § 104, 38 DCR 4066; Aug. 17, 1991, D.C. Law 9-43, § 2, 38 DCR 4985; Aug. 25, 1994, D.C. Law 10-156, § 2, 41 DCR 4876; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-272, § 2(a), 54 DCR 856.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-718. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-272 added subsec. (e). Emergency Legislation For temporary (90-day) addition of § 15-719 1981 Ed., see § 2 of the Foster Children’s Guardianship Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-433, August 14, 2000, 47 DCR 7467).
DC Code § 15-719 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 7 - Fees and Costs|§ 15-719. Adoption court costs and fees

Any person who files a petition pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 16 to adopt a child who is a respondent in a neglect proceeding or who has been adjudicated to be neglected as defined in Chapter 23 of Title 16 shall not be required to pay court costs or fees in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  (Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-273, § 2(c), 48 DCR 1637.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition of this section, see § 2(b) of the Foster Children’s Guardianship Legislative Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-490, November 29, 2000, 48 DCR 63). For temporary (90 day) addition of § 15-719, see § 2(b) of the Foster Children’s Guardianship Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-490, December 18, 2000, 48 DCR 45). For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 2(c) of Foster Children’s Guardianship Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-4, February 13, 2001, 48 DCR 2254). Temporary Legislation Section 2(b) of D.C. Law 13-208 added this section. Section 5(b) of D.C. Law 13-208 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
DC Code § 15-902 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-902. Variation by agreement

(a) The effect of this chapter may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or distribution proceeding or the entry of judgment. (b) Parties to a transaction may agree upon the money to be used in a transaction giving rise to a foreign-money claim and may agree to use different moneys for different aspects of the transaction. Stating the price in a foreign money for one aspect of a transaction does not alone require the use of that money for other aspects of the transaction.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 101, 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 85(e), 52 DCR 2638.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-902. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-105, in subsec. (a), substituted “this chapter” for “this act”. D.C. Law 15-354, in subsec. (a), substituted “this chapter” for “this subchapter”. D.C. Law 15-354 validated a previously made technical correction. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 3 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-903 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-903. Determining money of the claim

(a) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made, is the proper money of the claim for payment. (b) If the parties to a transaction have not otherwise agreed, the proper money of the claim, as in each case may be appropriate, is the money: (1) Regularly used between the parties as a matter of usage or course of dealing; (2) Used at the time of a transaction in international trade, by trade usage or common practice, for valuing or settling transactions in the particular commodity or service involved; or (3) In which the loss was ultimately felt or will be incurred by the party claimant.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-903. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 4 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-904 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-904. Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims

(a) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date. (b) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the rate of exchange prevailing on a date before default, that rate of exchange applies only to payments made within a reasonable time after default, not exceeding 30 days. Thereafter, conversion is made at the bank-offered spot rate on the conversion date. (c) A monetary claim is neither usurious nor unconscionable because the agreement on which it is based provides that the amount of the debtor’s obligation to be paid in the debtor’s money, when received by the creditor, must equal a specified amount of the foreign money of the country of the creditor. If, because of unexcused delay in payment of a judgment or award, the amount received by the creditor does not equal the amount of the foreign money specified in the agreement, the court or arbitrator shall amend the judgment or award accordingly.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-904. Section References This section is referenced in § 15-901 and § 15-906. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 5 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-905 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-905. Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim

(a) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars. (b) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant. (c) A person may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims. (d) The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-905. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 6 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-906 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 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, a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (b) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of United States dollars which will purchase that foreign money on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. (c) Assessed costs must be entered in United States dollars. (d) Each payment in United States dollars must be accepted and credited on a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim in the amount of the foreign money that could be purchased by the dollars at a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close of business on the conversion date for the payment. (e) A judgment or award made in an action or distribution proceeding on both a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim and the adverse party’s claim, must be netted by converting the money of the smaller into the money of the larger, and by subtracting the smaller from the larger, and specifying the rates of exchange used. (f) A judgment substantially in the following from [form] complies with subsection (a) of this section: “IT IS ADJUDGED AND ORDERED, that Defendant (insert name) pay to Plaintiff (insert name) the sum of (insert amount in the foreign money) plus interest on that sum at the rate of interest pursuant to section 15-908 or, at the option of the judgment debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the (insert name of foreign money) with interest due, at a bank-offered spot rate at or near the close of business on the banking day next before the day of payment, together with assessed costs of (insert amount) United States dollars.”. (g) If a contract claim is of the type covered by section 15-904(a) or (b), the judgment or award must be entered for the amount of money stated to measure the obligation to be paid in the money specified for payment or, at the option of the debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the computed amount of the money of payment on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. (h) A judgment must be filed and indexed in foreign money in the same manner as other judgments and has the same effect as a lien. It may be discharged by payment.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-906. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 7 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-907 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-907. Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding

The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named foreign money and show the amount of United States dollars resulting from a conversion as of the date the proceeding was initiated.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-907. Section References This section is referenced in § 15-909. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 8 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-908 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-908. Prejudgment and judgment interest

(a) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment or pre-award interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or distribution proceeding, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, are matters of the substantive law governing the right to recovery under the conflict of laws rules of the District. (b) The court or arbitrator shall increase or decrease the amount of prejudgment or pre-award interest otherwise payable in a judgment or award in foreign money to the extent required by the law of the District governing a failure to make or accept an offer of settlement or an offer of judgment, or to the extent required by the law of the District governing conduct by a party or its attorney causing undue delay or expense. (c) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim bears interest at the rate applicable to judgments of the District.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-908. Section References This section is referenced in § 15-906. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 9 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-909 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-909. Enforcement of foreign judgments

(a) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in the District as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in section 15-907, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars. (b) A foreign judgment may be filed in accordance with any rule or statute of the District providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement. (c) A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in the District. (d) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States dollars in another state must be enforced in the District in United States dollars only.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-909. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-910 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-910. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes

(a) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes of this section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of the money of the judgment for the purpose of payment. (b) For the limited purpose of facilitating the enforcement of provisional remedies in an action, the value in United States dollars of assets to be seized or restrained pursuant to a writ of attachment, garnishment, execution, or other legal process, the amount of United States dollars at issue for assessing costs, or the amount of United States dollars involved for a surety bond or other court-required undertaking, must be ascertained as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (c) A party seeking process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under subsection (b) of this section shall compute in United States dollars the amount of the foreign money claimed from a bank-offered spot rate prevailing at or near the close of business on the banking day next preceding the filing of a request or application for the issuance of process or for the determination of costs, or an application for a bond or other court-required undertaking. (d) A party seeking the process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under subsection (b) of this section shall file with each request or application an affidavit or certificate executed in good faith by its counsel or a bank officer, stating the market quotation used and how it was obtained, and setting forth the calculation. Affected court officials incur no liability, after a filing of the affidavit or certificate, for acting as if the judgment were in the amount of United States dollars stated in the affidavit or certificate.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-910. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 11 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-911 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-911. Effect of currency revalorization

(a) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new money in place of that money, the obligation or the loss is treated as if expressed or incurred in the new money at the rate of conversion the issuing country establishes for the payment of like obligations or losses denominated in the former money. (b) If substitution under subsection (a) of this section occurs after a judgment or award is entered on a foreign-money claim, the court or arbitrator shall amend the judgment or award by a like conversion of the former money.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-911. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 12 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-912 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-912. Supplementary general principles of law

Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the laws relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating causes supplement the provisions of this chapter.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 101, 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 85(e), 52 DCR 2638.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-912. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-105 substituted “this chapter” for “this act” in both places. D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “this chapter” for “this subchapter”. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 13 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-913 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-913. Applicability

(a) This chapter applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (b) This chapter applies to foreign money issues even if other law, under the conflict of laws rules of the District of Columbia, applies to other issues in the action or distribution proceeding.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 101, 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 85(e), 52 DCR 2638.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-913. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-105, in subsecs. (a) and (b), substituted “this chapter” for “this act”. D.C. Law 15-354, in subsecs. (a) and (b), substituted “this chapter” for “this subchapter”. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 2 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.
DC Code § 15-914 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]|Chapter 9 - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims|§ 15-914. Uniformity of application and construction

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting similar legislation.  (Feb. 10, 1996, D.C. Law 11-85, § 2, 42 DCR 6791; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 101, 51 DCR 881; Apr. 13, 2005, D.C. Law 15-354, § 85(e), 52 DCR 2638.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 15-914. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 15-105 substituted “this chapter” for “this act” in two places. D.C. Law 15-354 substituted “this chapter” for “this subchapter”. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 14 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act.