District of Columbia § 41-160.05 Evidence of unpaid debt or undischarged obligation.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 41-160.05 — Evidence of unpaid debt or undischarged obligation.

District of Columbia § 41-160.05

Title 41Personal Property.

Ch. 1ARevised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

Subch. XVerified Report of Property; Examination of Records.

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D.C. Code § 41-160.05 (2026).

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(a)A record of a putative holder showing an unpaid debt or undischarged obligation is prima facie evidence of the debt or obligation.

(b)A putative holder may establish by a preponderance of the evidence that there is no unpaid debt or undischarged obligation for a debt or obligation described in subsection (a) of this section or that the debt or obligation was not, or no longer is, a fixed and certain obligation of the putative holder.

(c)A putative holder may overcome prima facie evidence under subsection (a) of this section by establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that a check, draft, or similar instrument was:

(1)Issued as an unaccepted offer in settlement of an unliquidated amount;

(2)Issued but later was replaced with another instrument because the earlier inst

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(a) A record of a putative holder showing an unpaid debt or undischarged obligation is prima facie evidence of the debt or obligation.

(b) A putative holder may establish by a preponderance of the evidence that there is no unpaid debt or undischarged obligation for a debt or obligation described in subsection (a) of this section or that the debt or obligation was not, or no longer is, a fixed and certain obligation of the putative holder.

(c) A putative holder may overcome prima facie evidence under subsection (a) of this section by establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that a check, draft, or similar instrument was:

(1) Issued as an unaccepted offer in settlement of an unliquidated amount;

(2) Issued but later was replaced with another instrument because the earlier instrument was lost or contained an error that was corrected;

(3) Issued to a party affiliated with the issuer;

(4) Paid, satisfied, or discharged;

(5) Issued in error;

(6) Issued without consideration;

(7) Issued but there was a failure of consideration;

(8) Voided not later than 90 days after issuance for a valid business reason set forth in a contemporaneous record; or

(9) Issued but not delivered to the third-party payee for a sufficient reason recorded within a reasonable time after issuance.

(d) In asserting a defense under this section, a putative holder may present evidence of a course of dealing between the putative holder and the apparent owner or of custom and practice.