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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 5 - Documentary Evidence › § 14–504. Force in District of Columbia of wills probated elsewhere

§ 14–504. Force in District of Columbia of wills probated elsewhere.
A record in the office of the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia of a duly certified copy, or transcript of the record of proceedings, admitting a will or codicil to probate outside of the District of Columbia; and a record in that office of a will or codicil admitted to probate in the District before June 8, 1898, and not annulled or declared void according to law prior to June 8, 1898, shall be deemed and held as of the same force and effect as if the will or codicil had been duly proved and admitted to probate and record pursuant to sections 19-301 to 19-303 [§ 19-303 repealed].
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 521, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-504.
1973 Ed., § 14-504.
References in Text
Sections 19-301 to 19-303, referred to at the end of this section, were repealed by the Act of September 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 780, Pub. L. 89-183, § 8.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 5 - Documentary Evidence › § 14–505. Municipal ordinances and regulations

§ 14–505. Municipal ordinances and regulations.
Municipal ordinances and regulations in force in the District of Columbia may be proved by producing in evidence a copy thereof certified as provided by the Commissioner [Mayor]; and the certified copy is prima facie evidence of the due adoption and promulgation of the ordinances and regulations.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 521, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 143(6).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-505.
1973 Ed., § 14-505.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made, in brackets, in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 5 - Documentary Evidence › § 14–506. Certified mail return receipts as prima facie evidence of delivery

§ 14–506. Certified mail return receipts as prima facie evidence of delivery.
Return receipts for the delivery of certified mail which is utilized under any provision of law shall be received in the courts as prima facie evidence of delivery to the same extent as return receipts for registered mail.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 521, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-506.
1973 Ed., § 14-506.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 5 - Documentary Evidence › § 14–507. Other methods of proof

§ 14–507. Other methods of proof.
This chapter does not prevent the proof of records or other documents by any method authorized by other laws or rules of court.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 521, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-507.
1973 Ed., § 14-507.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 5 - Documentary Evidence › § 14–508. Introduction of records of a regularly conducted activity

§ 14–508. Introduction of records of a regularly conducted activity.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
(1) "Certification" means a written declaration under oath subject to the penalty of perjury. A certification need not take the form of an affidavit.
(2) "Qualified person" means a person who would be able to establish the authenticity of a record if called as a witness at trial.
(3) "Records of a regularly conducted activity" means a record of an act, event, condition, opinion, or diagnosis, where:
(A) The record was made at or near the time by, or from information transmitted by, someone with knowledge of the act, event, condition, opinion, or diagnosis;
(B) The record was kept in the course of a regularly conducted activity of a business, organization, occupation, or calling, whether or not for profit;
(C) Making the record was a regular practice of that activity; and
(D) The opponent does not show that the source of information or the method or circumstances of preparation indicate a lack of trustworthiness.
(b) The original or copy of a domestic record of a regularly conducted activity, as shown by a certification of the custodian or another qualified person, shall be deemed authentic without further testimony as evidence in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing.
(c) Before the judicial proceeding or administrative hearing, the proponent shall give an adverse party reasonable written notice of the intent to offer the record of a regularly conducted activity and shall make the record of a regularly conducted activity and certification available for inspection.
(Feb. 23, 2023, D.C. Law 24-261, § 2(b), 69 DCR 14750.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 7 - Absence for Seven Years › § 14–701. Presumption of death

§ 14–701. Presumption of death.
If a person leaves his domicile without a known intention of changing it, and does not return or is not heard from for seven years from the time of his so leaving, he shall be presumed to be dead in any case where his death is in question, unless proof is made that he was alive within that time.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 522, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-701.
1973 Ed., § 14-701.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-211, § 14-702, § 19-505, and § 47-1002.
Cross References
Administration of estates of absentees and absconders, see § 21-1901 et seq.
Death certificates where death presumed, see § 7-211.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title] › Chapter 7 - Absence for Seven Years › § 14–702. Person presumed dead found living

§ 14–702. Person presumed dead found living.
If the person presumed to be dead pursuant to section 14-701 is found to be living, a person injured by the presumption shall be restored to the rights of which he was deprived by reason of the presumption.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 522, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 14-702.
1973 Ed., § 14-702.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–101. Enforceable period of judgments; expiration

§ 15–101. Enforceable period of judgments; expiration.
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, every final judgment or final decree for the payment of money rendered in the —
(1) United States District Court for the District of Columbia; or
(2) Superior Court of the District of Columbia,
when filed and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia, is enforceable, by execution issued thereon, for the period of twelve years only from the date when an execution might first be issued thereon, or from the date of the last order of revival thereof. The time during which the judgment creditor is stayed from enforcing the judgment, by written agreement filed in the case, or other order, or by the operation of an appeal, may not be computed as a part of the period within which the judgment is enforceable by execution.
(b) At the expiration of the twelve-year period provided by subsection (a) of this section, the judgment or decree shall cease to have any operation or effect. Thereafter, except in the case of a proceeding that may be then pending for the enforcement of the judgment or decree, action may not be brought on it, nor may it be revived, and execution may not issue on it.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 522, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1177, Pub. L. 89-745, §§ 1(a), 7; Mar. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 42, Pub. L. 90-263, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(1).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-101.
1973 Ed., § 15-101.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 16-578 and § 46-215.
Cross References
Action of account, see § 16-101.
Adoption proceedings, entry of interlocutory or final decrees, see § 16-309.
Child support, withholding of income after lapse, see § 46-215.
Enforcement of foreign judgments, see § 12-307.
Interest on judgments, see § 15-108 et seq.
Superior Court judgments, lapse, see § 16-578.
Editor's Notes
Section 27 of D.C. Law 15-354 provided that Title 15 is designated Title 15 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–103. Effect of revival

§ 15–103. Effect of revival.
An order of revival issued upon a judgment or decree during the period of twelve years from the rendition or from the date of an order reviving the judgment or decree, extends the effect and operation of the judgment or decree with the lien thereby created and all the remedies for its enforcement for the period of twelve years from the date of the order.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 523, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-103.
1973 Ed., § 15-103.
Cross References
Levy of attachment upon specific property as prerequisite to condemnation and sale, see § 16-555.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–104. Priority of liens

§ 15–104. Priority of liens.
The lien of a mortgage or deed of trust upon real property, given by the purchaser to secure the payment of the whole or any part of the purchase-money, is superior to that of a previous judgment or decree against the purchaser.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 523, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-104.
1973 Ed., § 15-104.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–105. Decree confirming sale of property; effect; ordering conveyance

§ 15–105. Decree confirming sale of property; effect; ordering conveyance.
A decree confirming the sale of real or personal property sold pursuant to a decree, divests the right, title, or interest sold out of the former owner, party to the action, and vests it in the purchaser, without any conveyance by the officer or agent of the court conducting the sale. The decree constitutes notice to all persons of the transfer of title when a copy thereof is registered among the land-records of the District. In particular cases, the court may order its officer or agent to make a conveyance, if that mode is deemed preferable.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 523, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-105.
1973 Ed., § 15-105.
Cross References
Deficiency decrees in cases of mortgage foreclosures, see § 42-816.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–106. Judgment and damages assessed in actions on bonds or penal sums

§ 15–106. Judgment and damages assessed in actions on bonds or penal sums.
(a) In a civil action on a bond or on a penal sum for the nonperformance of covenants or agreements contained in an indenture, deed, or writing, the plaintiff may assign as many breaches as he chooses. Damages shall be assessed for such breaches as he proves and judgment rendered for the whole penalty, but execution shall issue for as much only as is found in damages, with costs.
(b) In an action brought under subsection (a) of this section, upon judgment for the plaintiff on motion, default, or confession, the plaintiff may assign as many breaches as he chooses, the truth of which shall be determined. The damages shall be assessed and execution shall issue for such damages only, with costs.
(c) Payment into court, after entry of judgment and prior to the issuance of execution, of the amount of the damages and costs assessed, for the use of the plaintiff or his representatives, stays execution, and the stay shall be entered on the record. Payment to the plaintiff or his representatives, after execution, of the amount of the damages and costs assessed, together with all fees and other reasonable costs of execution, forthwith discharges the defendant’s real and personal property from execution, and the discharge shall be entered on the record. However, the judgment shall remain as a security to the plaintiff or his representatives for any other breaches which he or they afterwards prove. From time to time, the plaintiff may, by motion and hearing, with reasonable notice to the defendant, assign other breaches, and damages shall be assessed for such breaches as he proves, with costs. Payment into court, before execution, or to the plaintiff or his representative, after execution, as herein described, has the same effect as hereinbefore directed.
(d) In proceedings under this section, the right of trial by jury, as to issues of fact and the amount of damages to be assessed, is preserved.
(e) This section is subject to section 28-2502 of this Code and to section 1874 of Title 28, United States Code.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 523, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 677, Pub. L. 88-509, § 3(a).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-106.
1973 Ed., § 15-106.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–107. Setting off judgments

§ 15–107. Setting off judgments.
Where reciprocal claims between different parties have passed into judgments the court, on motion, may order that the judgments be set off against each other and satisfaction of both be entered to the amount of the smaller claim.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 524, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-107.
1973 Ed., § 15-107.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–108. Interest on judgment for liquidated debt

§ 15–108. Interest on judgment for liquidated debt.
In an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover a liquidated debt on which interest is payable by contract or by law or usage the judgment for the plaintiff shall include interest on the principal debt from the time when it was due and payable, at the rate fixed by the contract, if any, until paid.
(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 677, Pub. L. 88-509, § 3(b)(1); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(3).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-108.
1973 Ed., § 15-108.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–109. Interest on judgment for damages in contract or tort

§ 15–109. Interest on judgment for damages in contract or tort.
In an action to recover damages for breach of contract the judgment shall allow interest on the amount for which it is rendered from the date of the judgment only. This section does not preclude the jury, or the court, if the trial be by the court, from including interest as an element in the damages awarded, if necessary to fully compensate the plaintiff. In an action to recover damages for a wrong the judgment for the plaintiff shall bear interest.
(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 677, Pub. L. 88-509, § 3(b)(1).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-109.
1973 Ed., § 15-109.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–110. Interest on judgment on contracts made elsewhere

§ 15–110. Interest on judgment on contracts made elsewhere.
In an action on a contract for the payment of a higher rate of interest than is lawful in the District, made or to be performed in a State or territory of the United States where such a contract rate of interest is lawful, the judgment for the plaintiff shall include the contract interest to the date of the judgment and interest thereafter at the rate of 6 per cent per annum until paid.
(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 678, Pub. L. 88-509, § 3(b)(1).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-110.
1973 Ed., § 15-110.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–111. Counsel fee in proceeding on bond or undertaking

§ 15–111. Counsel fee in proceeding on bond or undertaking.
In a proceeding in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover damages upon a bond or undertaking given to obtain a restraining order or preliminary or pendente lite injunction, the Court, in assessing damages to be recovered thereunder, may include such reasonable counsel fees as the party damaged by the restraining order or injunction may have incurred in obtaining a dissolution thereof.
(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 678, Pub. L. 88-509, § 3(b)(1); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(3).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-111.
1973 Ed., § 15-111.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–131. Judgments and executions generally; interest [Repealed]

§ 15–131. Judgments and executions generally; interest [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(4)(A).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., §§ 15-131 to 15-133.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–132. Enforceable period of unrecorded judgments; enforcement of judgments, etc., of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions [Repealed]

§ 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, title I, § 144(4)(A).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., §§ 15-131 to 15-133.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 1 - Judgments and Decrees › § 15–133. Satisfaction of judgment; recordation [Repealed]

§ 15–133. Satisfaction of judgment; recordation [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(4)(A).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., §§ 15-131 to 15-133.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–301. Definition and applicability

§ 15–301. Definition and applicability.
As used in sections 15-302 , 15-303 , 15-305 to 15-307 , 15-309 , 15-317 , and 15-318 , “judgment” includes an unconditional decree for the payment of money, and sections 15-302 to 15-318 are applicable to such a decree.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 525, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(6)(B).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-301.
1973 Ed., § 15-301.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–302. Period during which writ of execution may issue; returnable period

§ 15–302. Period during which writ of execution may issue; returnable period.
(a) A writ of execution on a judgment in a civil action may be issued within three years after:
(1) the expiration of any stay of execution agreed to by the parties; or
(2) it first might have been issued under applicable provisions of law or rules of court.
(b) A writ of execution shall be returnable on or before the sixtieth day after its date.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 525, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-302.
1973 Ed., § 15-302.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 15-301 and § 15-303.
Cross References
Disability insurance benefits, exemption from execution, see § 31-4716.01.
Exemptions from executions generally, see § 15-101 et seq.
forfeited recognizances and judgments, executions upon, see § 16-709.
Fraternal benefit association benefits, exemption from execution, see § 31-5711.
Group life policies and proceeds, exemption from execution, see § 31-4717.
Landlord’s lien for rent, enforcement by execution, see §§ 42-3214 and 42-3215.
Public assistance, exemption from assignment and execution, see § 4-217.01.
Seizure by execution of goods located on leased premises, payment of rent due as prerequisite, see § 42-3216.
Teacher retirement annuities, exemption from assignment or execution, see § 38-2001.17.
Unemployment compensation benefits, exemption from execution, except for debts accrued for necessaries, see § 51-118.
Wrongful death damages, exemption from appropriation for payment of debts and liabilities, see § 16-2703.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–303. Alias writs

§ 15–303. Alias writs.
If a writ of execution is issued and returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, within the period of three years provided by section 15-302 , an alias writ may be issued during the life of the judgment.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 525, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-303.
1973 Ed., § 15-303.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 15-301.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–304. Return of writ

§ 15–304. Return of writ.
If the return of a writ of execution is not made on or before the return day expressed in the writ it may nevertheless be made afterwards as of that date.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 525, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-304.
1973 Ed., § 15-304.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–305. Issuance of writ after expiration of period

§ 15–305. Issuance of writ after expiration of period.
A writ of execution not issued within the time allowed therefor, may not be issued until the judgment has been revived. The same rule applies to the order of revival in relation to the issuance of a writ of execution as to the original judgment.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 525, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-305.
1973 Ed., § 15-305.
Cross References
Extension of lien of judgment or decree by order of revival, see § 15-102.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–306. Election to move for new judgment in lieu of execution

§ 15–306. Election to move for new judgment in lieu of execution.
During the life of the original judgment the plaintiff, instead of issuing execution thereon within the time allowed therefor, may elect to obtain a new judgment by motion and hearing as provided by rules of court.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-306.
1973 Ed., § 15-306.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–307. Lien of execution

§ 15–307. Lien of execution.
A writ of fieri facias issued upon a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is a lien from the time of its delivery to the marshal upon all the goods and chattels of the judgment defendant, except those that are exempted from levy and sale by express provision of law, and is also a lien upon the equitable interest of the judgment defendant in goods and chattels in his possession.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(5).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-307.
1973 Ed., § 15-307.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–308. Endorsement, by marshal, of date of receipt of writ

§ 15–308. Endorsement, by marshal, of date of receipt of writ.
Upon the receipt of any writ of fieri facias or other writ of execution, the marshal or his deputy shall, without fee, endorse upon the back of the writ the day of the month and year when he received it.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-308.
1973 Ed., § 15-308.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–309. Death of judgment debtor after delivery of execution

§ 15–309. Death of judgment debtor after delivery of execution.
The death of the judgment debtor after the execution issued on the judgment has been delivered to the marshal does not affect his authority to proceed against the property bound by it.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-309.
1973 Ed., § 15-309.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–310. Lien of execution on Court of General Sessions judgment; levy. [Repealed]

§ 15–310. Lien of execution on Court of General Sessions judgment; levy. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(6)(A).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-310.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–311. Property subject to levy

§ 15–311. Property subject to levy.
The writ of fieri facias may be levied on all goods and chattels of the debtor not exempt from execution, and upon money, bills, checks, promissory notes, or bonds, or certificates of stock in corporations owned by the debtor, and upon his money in the hands of the marshal or his deputy or other officer or person charged with the execution of the writ. A writ of fieri facias issued from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia upon a judgment entered in such court may be levied on all legal leasehold and freehold estates of the debtor in land, but only after such judgment has been filed and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 264, Pub. L. 89-493, § 12; Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1178, Pub. L. 89-745,§ 5; Mar. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 42, Pub. L. 90-263, § 3; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(7).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-311.
1973 Ed., § 15-311.
Cross References
Disability insurance benefits, exemption from execution, see § 31-4716.01.
Exemptions from executions generally, see § 15-101 et seq.
Fraternal benefit association benefits, exemption from execution, see § 31-5711.
Group life policies and proceeds exemption from execution, see § 31-4717.
Notary’s official seal and documents, exemption from execution, see § 1-1206.
Public assistance exemption from assignment or execution, see § 4-217.01.
Seizure by execution of goods located on leased premises, payment of rent due as prerequisite, see § 42-3216.
Teacher retirement annuities, exemption from assignment or execution, see § 38-2001.17.
Unemployment compensation benefits, partial exemption from execution, see § 51-118.
Wrongful death damages, exemption from appropriation for payment of debts and liabilities, see § 16-2703.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–312. Levy on money and evidences of debt

§ 15–312. Levy on money and evidences of debt.
When the fieri facias is levied on money belonging to the judgment debtor the marshal may not expose the money to sale, but shall account for it as money collected. Bills or other evidences of debt levied upon shall be sold as other personal property is sold, and the marshal may indorse them to pass title to the purchaser.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-312.
1973 Ed., § 15-312.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–313. Levy on equitable interest in chattels pledged

§ 15–313. Levy on equitable interest in chattels pledged.
The interest of the debtor in personal chattels lawfully pledged for the payment of a debt or performance of a contract, or held by a trustee, and in which the debtor’s interest is only equitable, may be levied upon in the hands of the pledgee or trustee without disturbing the possession of the latter, and the lien thus obtained may be enforced by civil action. In other cases of equitable interest of the judgment debtor in personal chattels execution may also be levied thereon and the lien thus obtained may be enforced by civil action.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 526, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-313.
1973 Ed., § 15-313.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–314. Appraisement; notice of sale

§ 15–314. Appraisement; notice of sale.
Where not herein otherwise provided, all property levied upon, except money, shall be appraised by two sworn appraisers and sold at public auction for cash.
Personal property may be sold after ten days’ notice by advertisement, containing a description sufficiently definite to be embodied in a conveyance of title.
Leasehold and freehold estates in land may be sold after notice has been made in the manner provided by section 2002 of Title 28, United States Code .
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 527, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-314.
1973 Ed., § 15-314.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–315. Death, removal, or disqualification of marshal

§ 15–315. Death, removal, or disqualification of marshal.
When the marshal dies, or is removed from office, or becomes otherwise disqualified from executing a writ of execution received by him, the writ may be executed and returned by his deputy or successor in office.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 527, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-315.
1973 Ed., § 15-315.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–316. Subrogation of purchaser after defective sale; no refund

§ 15–316. Subrogation of purchaser after defective sale; no refund.
When, upon the sale of property under execution, the title of the purchaser is invalid by reason of a defect in the proceedings, the purchaser may be subrogated to the rights of the creditor against the debtor to the extent of the money paid by him and applied to the debtor’s benefit, and to that extent has a lien on the property sold against all persons except bona fide purchasers without notice; but the creditor may not be required to refund the purchase money on account of the invalidity of the sale.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 527, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-316.
1973 Ed., § 15-316.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–317. Remedy of marshal for erroneous sale made in good faith

§ 15–317. Remedy of marshal for erroneous sale made in good faith.
When the marshal or any other officer to whom execution has been delivered levies upon and sells in good faith property not subject thereto and applies the proceeds thereof toward the satisfaction of the judgment, and a recovery is had against him for its value, the officer, on payment of the value, may, on motion and due notice thereof to the defendant, have the satisfaction of the judgment vacated, and execution shall issue thereon for his use as if the levy and sale had not been made.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 527, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-317.
1973 Ed., § 15-317.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 15-301, § 47-2851.01, and § 47-2851.03.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–318. Remedies of purchaser upon refusal to deliver possession

§ 15–318. Remedies of purchaser upon refusal to deliver possession.
When real property is sold by virtue of an execution, and the judgment debtor or a person claiming under him since the rendition of the judgment is in actual possession of the property and refuses to deliver possession thereof to the purchaser upon demand made therefor, the court, on the application of the purchaser, may:
(1) require the person so in possession to show cause why possession should not be delivered according to the demand; and
(2) if good cause is not shown, issue a writ of habere facias possessionem, requiring the marshal to put the purchaser in possession.
If the party in possession alleges under oath a title derived from the judgment debtor prior to the judgment or a title superior to that of the defendant, the writ may not issue, but the purchaser may have his remedy by an action of ejectment or the summary remedy in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia provided for in sections 16-1501 to 16-1505 .
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 527, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(7).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-318.
1973 Ed., § 15-318.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 15-301.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–319. Execution of final decree after death; other appropriate proceedings

§ 15–319. Execution of final decree after death; other appropriate proceedings.
When a party to an action dies after final decree, the court may order execution of the decree as if death had not occurred, or the court, after motion and hearing, may order the decree revived against the proper representatives of the deceased party, or make such other order or direct such other proceedings as seems best calculated to advance the purposes of justice. The heir or other proper representative may appear at any time before execution of the decree and be admitted as a party to the action, on such terms as the court prescribes, and such further proceeding may be had as may be appropriate to the merits of the cause.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 527, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-319.
1973 Ed., § 15-319.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–320. Enforcement of decrees

§ 15–320. Enforcement of decrees.
(a) For the purpose of executing a decree, or compelling obedience to it, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, in addition to the other procedures provided for by this chapter and Chapter 5 of Title 16, may:
(1) issue an attachment against the person of the defendant;
(2) order an immediate sequestration of his real and personal estate, or such part thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the decree; or
(3) by order and injunction, cause the possession of the estate and effects whereof the possession or a sale is decreed to be delivered to the complainant, or otherwise, according to the tenor and import of the decree and as the nature of the case requires.
In case of sequestration, the court may order payment and satisfaction to be made out of the estate and effects so sequestrated, according to the true intent and meaning of the decree.
(b) When a defendant is arrested and brought into court upon any process of contempt issued to compel the performance of a decree, the court may, upon motion, order:
(1) the defendant to stand committed; or
(2) his estates and effects to be sequestrated and payment made, as directed by subsection (a) of this section; or
(3) possession of his estate and effects to be delivered by order and injunction, as directed by subsection (a) of this section —
until the decree or order is fully performed and executed, according to the tenor and true meaning thereof, and the contempt cleared.
(c) Where a decree only directs the payment of money, the defendant may not be imprisoned except in those cases especially provided for.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 528, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 553, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 144(7).)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-320.
1973 Ed., § 15-320.
Editor's Notes
Because of the codification of §§ 15-351—15-357 as subchapter II of this chapter, and the designation of the preexisting text of Chapter 3 as subchapter I, “subchapter” should be substituted for “chapter” in the introductory language of (a).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–321. Enforcement of interlocutory decrees

§ 15–321. Enforcement of interlocutory decrees.
An interlocutory order may be enforced by such process as might be had upon a final judgment or decree to the like effect, and the payment of costs adjudged to a party may be enforced in like manner.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 528, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-321.
1973 Ed., § 15-321.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–322. Enforcement of decrees for delivery of chattels

§ 15–322. Enforcement of decrees for delivery of chattels.
In addition to the procedures for enforcement of judgments or decrees otherwise provided for, an order or decree for the delivery of chattels may be enforced by the same writs as are used in the action of replevin at common law.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 528, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-322.
1973 Ed., § 15-322.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter I - Local Judgments and Decrees › § 15–323. Limitation on seizure of real property

§ 15–323. Limitation on seizure of real property.
Real property or rent shall not be seized for a debt, as long as the present goods and chattels of the debtor are sufficient to pay it, and the debtor himself is ready to satisfy the debt.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 528, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-323.
1973 Ed., § 15-323.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–351. Definitions

§ 15–351. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “District” means the District of Columbia.
(2) “Foreign judgment” means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court that is entitled to full faith and credit in the District.
(3) “Superior Court” means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-351.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 1 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–352. Filing and status of foreign judgments

§ 15–352. Filing and status of foreign judgments.
A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the laws of the District may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court (“Clerk”). A foreign judgment filed with the Clerk shall have the same effect and be subject to the same procedures, defenses, or proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of the Superior Court and may be enforced or satisfied in the same manner.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-352.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 2 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–353. Notice of filing

§ 15–353. Notice of filing.
(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s lawyer shall make and file with the Clerk an affidavit that sets forth the names and last known addresses of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor.
(b) Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the Clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and address or name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor’s lawyer, if any, in the District. The judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the Clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the Clerk shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-353.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 3 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–354. Stay

§ 15–354. Stay.
(a) Upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which the judgment is rendered, and if the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or shall be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the Superior Court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until:
(1) The appeal is concluded;
(2) The time for appeal expires; or
(3) The stay of execution expires or is vacated.
(b) If the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of the Superior Court would be stayed, the Superior Court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of a judgment that is required in the District.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-354.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 4 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–355. Fees

§ 15–355. Fees.
Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the Clerk the fee established by the Superior Court. Fees for docketing, transcription, or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the Superior Court.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-355.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 5 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–356. Optional procedure

§ 15–356. Optional procedure.
The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce a judgment in lieu of proceeding under this subchapter remains unimpaired.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-356.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 6 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II - Foreign Judgments › § 15–357. Uniformity of interpretation

§ 15–357. Uniformity of interpretation.
This subchapter shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of jurisdictions that enact it.
(Oct. 2, 1990, D.C. Law 8-173, § 2(b), 37 DCR 5005.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 15-357.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 7 of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (1964).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 15 - Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title] › Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees › Subchapter II-A - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments › § 15–361. Short title

§ 15–361. Short title.
This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act of 2011”.
(Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-86, § 2(b), 58 DCR 11186.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based on § 1 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.