District of Columbia § 16-523 Claims to attached property.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-523 — Claims to attached property.

District of Columbia § 16-523

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

Ch. 5Attachment and Garnishment.

Subch. IAttachment and Garnishment Generally.

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D.C. Code § 16-523 (2026).

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Any person may file his motion and affidavit in the cause, at any time before the final disposition of the property attached or its proceeds, except where it is real property, setting forth a claim thereto or an interest in or lien upon the same, acquired before the levy of the attachment. The court, without other pleading, shall try the issues raised by the claim, with a jury if either party so requests, and make all orders necessary to protect any rights of the claimant.

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Any person may file his motion and affidavit in the cause, at any time before the final disposition of the property attached or its proceeds, except where it is real property, setting forth a claim thereto or an interest in or lien upon the same, acquired before the levy of the attachment. The court, without other pleading, shall try the issues raised by the claim, with a jury if either party so requests, and make all orders necessary to protect any rights of the claimant.