District of Columbia § 15-905 Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 15-905 — Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.

District of Columbia § 15-905

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

Ch. 9Uniform Foreign-Money Claims.

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D.C. Code § 15-905 (2026).

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(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.

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(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.