District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-546 — Attachments of credits.

District of Columbia § 16-546
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 5Attachment and Garnishment.
Subch. IIAttachment and Garnishment After Judgment in Aid of Execution.

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D.C. Code § 16-546 (2026).

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An attachment shall be levied upon credits of the defendant, in the hands of a garnishee, by serving the garnishee with a copy of the writ of attachment and of the interrogatories accompanying the writ, and a notice that any property or credits of the defendant in his hands are seized by virtue of the attachment.

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Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 552, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1

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