District of Columbia § 16-3501 Persons against whom issued; civil action.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-3501 — Persons against whom issued; civil action.

District of Columbia § 16-3501

Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]

Ch. 35Quo Warranto.

Subch. IActions Against Officers of the United States.

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D.C. Code § 16-3501 (2026).

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A quo warranto may be issued from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the name of the United States against a person who within the District of Columbia usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises, a franchise conferred by the United States or a public office of the United States, civil or military. The proceedings shall be deemed a civil action.

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