District of Columbia § 15-502 Mortgage or other instrument affecting exempt property.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 15-502 — Mortgage or other instrument affecting exempt property.

District of Columbia·Title 15 Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]·Ch. 5 Exemptions and Trial of Right to Seized Property.·Subch. I Exemptions.

(a)A mortgage, deed of trust, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or bill of sale upon exempted articles is not binding or valid unless it is signed by the spouse or domestic partner of a debtor who is living with his or her spouse or domestic partner. This section shall not apply to instruments related to property exempted in § 15-501(a)(14) .

(b)For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .

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(a) A mortgage, deed of trust, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or bill of sale upon exempted articles is not binding or valid unless it is signed by the spouse or domestic partner of a debtor who is living with his or her spouse or domestic partner. This section shall not apply to instruments related to property exempted in § 15-501(a)(14) .

(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3) .

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Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 530, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Oct. 1, 1976, D.C. Law 1-87, § 11, 23 DCR 2544; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 3, 53 DCR 1035; Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, § 131(a), 53 DCR 6794; Mar. 14, 2007, D.C. Law 16-270, § 3(b), 54 DCR 851