District of Columbia § 15-521 Notice of claim or exemption; trial.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 15-521 — Notice of claim or exemption; trial.

District of Columbia § 15-521

Title 15Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]

Ch. 5Exemptions and Trial of Right to Seized Property.

Subch. IITrial of Right to Property Seized on Process of Superior Court.

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D.C. Code § 15-521 (2026).

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When personal property taken on execution or other process issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is claimed by a person other than the defendant therein, or is claimed by the defendant to be property exempt from execution, and the claimant gives written notice to the marshal of his claim, or the defendant gives notice, in writing, that the property is exempt, the marshal shall notify the plaintiff of the claim and return the notice to the court, and a trial of the right of property, or the question of exemption, shall be had before the court.

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When personal property taken on execution or other process issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is claimed by a person other than the defendant therein, or is claimed by the defendant to be property exempt from execution, and the claimant gives written notice to the marshal of his claim, or the defendant gives notice, in writing, that the property is exempt, the marshal shall notify the plaintiff of the claim and return the notice to the court, and a trial of the right of property, or the question of exemption, shall be had before the court.