District of Columbia Statutes
§ 28-2303 — Assignment of nonnegotiable contract.
District of Columbia·Title 28 Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]·Ch. 23 Assignment of Choses in Action.
An owner of a nonnegotiable written agreement for the payment of money, including a nonnegotiable bill of exchange and a promissory note, or for the delivery of personal property, an open account, debt, and demand of a liquidated character, except a claim against the United States or the salary of a public officer, may assign it in writing, and the assignee may maintain an action thereon in his own name.
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Legislative History
Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 669, Pub. L. 88-509, § 1
Nearby Sections
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§ 28-2101
Form of assignment.§ 28-2103
Assignee.§ 28-2104
Bond of assignee.§ 28-2106
Duties of assignee.§ 28-2107
Preferences prohibited.§ 28-2110
Notice to creditors.§ 28-2302
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