District of Columbia § 46-226 Limitation of liability.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 46-226 — Limitation of liability.

District of Columbia § 46-226

Title 46Domestic Relations.

Ch. 2Child Support and Medical Support Enforcement.

Subch. IChild Support Enforcement.

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D.C. Code § 46-226 (2026).

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(a)Neither the District nor its officers or employees shall be responsible for any injury resulting from the improper enforcement of a lien or a notice or order to withhold, except that the District, its officers, and employees shall be liable for damages caused by gross negligence in the enforcement of liens or withholdings.

(b)A holder who complies with a notice or order to withhold that is regular on its face shall not be subject to civil liability to any individual or agency for conduct in compliance with that notice.

(c)No public or private entity shall be liable for injury resulting from providing access to records under § 46-226.03(a)(2) through (4).

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(a) Neither the District nor its officers or employees shall be responsible for any injury resulting from the improper enforcement of a lien or a notice or order to withhold, except that the District, its officers, and employees shall be liable for damages caused by gross negligence in the enforcement of liens or withholdings.

(b) A holder who complies with a notice or order to withhold that is regular on its face shall not be subject to civil liability to any individual or agency for conduct in compliance with that notice.

(c) No public or private entity shall be liable for injury resulting from providing access to records under § 46-226.03(a)(2) through (4).

Legislative History

Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-166, § 27, 33 DCR 6710; Apr. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-269, § 108(y), 48 DCR 1270; May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-100, § 3(aa), 53 DCR 1886