District of Columbia Statutes
§ 40-303.15 — Entry of satisfaction.
District of Columbia § 40-303.15
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 40Liens.
Ch. 3Mechanics, Materialmen, and Contractors.
Subch. IISubcontractor’s Lien.
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D.C. Code § 40-303.15 (2026).
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Whenever any person having a lien by virtue hereof shall have received satisfaction of his claim and cost, he shall, on the demand, and at the cost of the person interested, enter said claim satisfied, in the clerk’s office aforesaid, and on his failure or refusal so to do he shall forfeit $50 to the party aggrieved, and all damages that the latter may have sustained by reason of such failure or refusal.
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1387, ch. 854, § 1253
Nearby Sections
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§ 40-101
Liveryman’s lien.§ 40-103
Enforcement of lien by sale.§ 40-104
Application of proceeds of sale.§ 40-105
Limitation on lien for storage.§ 40-202
Notice.§ 40-205
Recorder to provide lien docket.§ 40-301.01
Mechanic’s lien.§ 40-301.02
Notice.§ 40-301.03
Definitions.§ 40-303.01
Subcontractor’s lien — generally.§ 40-303.02
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District of Columbia § 40-303.15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/40-303.15.