Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 16-1052Establishment and purpose.
- § 16-1053Composition of the Board; procedural requirements.
- § 16-1054Access to information.
- § 16-1055Subpoena power.
- § 16-1056Confidentiality of information and proceedings; penalty for unlawful disclosure of information.
- § 16-1057Immunity.
- § 16-1058Rules.
- § 16-1059Sunset.
- § 16-1101Parties defendant; joint tenants and tenants in common.
- § 16-1102Failure of tenant to give notice to landlord.
- § 16-1103Contents of complaint; adverse possession.
- § 16-1104Proof necessary.
- § 16-1105Legal title in mortgagee or trustee; possession.
- § 16-1106Performance of contract by vendee as precluding vendor from recovery.
- § 16-1107Several judgments against defendants occupying distinct parcels.
- § 16-1108Recovery of less than is claimed.
- § 16-1109Recovery of mesne profits and damages; separate count.
- § 16-1110Recovery, by landlord, of furniture, arrears in rent, and damages; separate counts.
- § 16-1111Separate action for rent or damages.
- § 16-1112Expiration of title pending suit; damages.
- § 16-1113Defense of adverse possession; enclosure.
- § 16-1114Verdict; judgment; costs; future actions.
- § 16-1115Conclusiveness of final judgment.
- § 16-1116Improvements; notice; good faith; directions to jury; measure of damages.
- § 16-1117New trial as to assessment.
- § 16-1118Judgment for damages in excess of improvements.
- § 16-1119Judgment when improvements and damages are equal.
- § 16-1120Election of plaintiff if value of improvements exceeds damages.
- § 16-1121Judgment and writ of possession after payment for improvements.
- § 16-1122Judgment and writ of possession after tender of deed and defendant’s refusal to pay.
- § 16-1123Judgment for defendant after plaintiff’s refusal to pay excess or tender deed.
- § 16-1124Ejectment for non-payment of rent; time limitation on relief from judgment; set-off; dismissal upon payment.
- § 16-1151Petition by person entitled to claim; form and contents.
- § 16-1152Order to produce life tenant; service of order.
- § 16-1153Failure to produce as ordered; subsequent proceedings; commissioners; presumption of death; right of possession.
- § 16-1154Investigation outside the District; report to court; presumption of death; right to possession.
- § 16-1155Restoration of property to life tenant.
- § 16-1156Recovery of profits by person evicted.
- § 16-1157Preservation of life tenants’ rights if living at time of return.
- § 16-1158Persons holding over after life estate; damages.
- § 16-1301Jurisdiction of District Court.
- § 16-1302Assignment of judge for condemnation cases.
- § 16-1303Jurisdiction of Superior Court.
- § 16-1311Condemnation proceedings by District of Columbia.
- § 16-1312Juries for condemnation proceedings.
- § 16-1313Selection of jury; oath of jurors.
- § 16-1314Declaration of taking; contents; deposit; transfer of title; determination; interest.
- § 16-1315Distribution of money deposited on declaration of taking; judgment for deficiency or overpayment; execution.
- § 16-1316Time for surrender of possession under declaration of taking; adjustment of charges.
- § 16-1317Objections to jurors; appraisement.
- § 16-1318Objections or exceptions to appraisement; new jury.
- § 16-1319Payment of award; transfer of title.
- § 16-1320Fixing time for return of verdict.
- § 16-1321Abandonment of proceedings; liability.
- § 16-1331Acquisition of property in excess of needs.
- § 16-1332Sale of excess property; restrictions on use; fair market value; disposition of moneys.
- § 16-1333Notice of sale of excess property.
- § 16-1334Retention, for public use, of excess property.
- § 16-1335Availability of appropriations for purchase of excess property.
- § 16-1336Condemnation of excess real property by Mayor; payment of awards, damages, and costs; no assessments for benefits.
- § 16-1337Construction of subchapter.
- § 16-1351Definition.
- § 16-1352Condemnation proceedings by Attorney General.
- § 16-1353Declaration of taking; contents; deposit; transfer of title; determination; interest.
- § 16-1354Distribution of money deposited on declaration of taking; judgment for deficiency.
- § 16-1355Time for surrender of possession under declaration of taking; adjustment of charges.
- § 16-1356Setting date for trial.
- § 16-1357Drawing of jurors, and selection of jury; qualifications.
- § 16-1358Oath of jurors.
- § 16-1359Inspection of property by jury; presence of parties.
- § 16-1360Trial; evidence; measure of compensation.
- § 16-1361Verdict.
- § 16-1362Fixing date for new trial; new jurors.
- § 16-1363Judgment.
- § 16-1364Force and effect of judgment; payment.
- § 16-1365Appeal; deficiency judgment.
- § 16-1366Payment of compensation into court; vesting of title.
- § 16-1367Delivery of possession.
- § 16-1368Additional powers of court.
- § 16-1381Acquisition of property in excess of needs.
- § 16-1382Retention, for public use, of excess property.
- § 16-1383Availability of appropriations for purchases of excess property.
- § 16-1384Condemnation of excess real property by United States agencies; payment of awards, damages and costs.
- § 16-1385Construction of subchapter.
- § 16-1501Definition; summons.
- § 16-1502Service of summons.
- § 16-1503Judgment and execution for possession.
- § 16-1504Certification to District Court upon plea of title; undertaking
- § 16-1505Conclusiveness of judgment.
- § 16-1701Invalidity of gaming contracts.
- § 16-1702Recovery of losses at gaming.
- § 16-1703Relief from further penalty upon discovery and repayment of losses.
- § 16-1704Cheating at gambling.
- § 16-1901Petition; issuance of writ.
- § 16-1902Service of writ; return.
- § 16-1903Suspected evasion or disobedience of writ; procedure.
- § 16-1904Forfeiture and penalty for failure to produce.
- § 16-1905Right to copy of commitment; forfeiture.
- § 16-1906Inquiry into cause of detention; bail; bond.
- § 16-1907Traversing return; pleading; witnesses.
- § 16-1908Right of other persons to writ.
- § 16-1909Construction of chapter.
- § 16-2101Definition of joint and several contracts.
- § 16-2102Death of party to the contract.
- § 16-2103Extinguishment or merger of cause of action.
- § 16-2104Death after action brought; legal representatives.
- § 16-2105Proof of joint liability unnecessary; judgment.
- § 16-2106Separate composition or compromise.
- § 16-2301.01References deemed to refer to Family Court of the Superior Court.
- § 16-2301.02Purpose.
- § 16-2301Definitions.
- § 16-2302Transfer of criminal matters to Family Division.
- § 16-2303Retention of jurisdiction.
- § 16-2304Right to counsel; party status.
- § 16-2305.01Findings.
- § 16-2305.02Preliminary probation conferences; adjustment process.
- § 16-2305Petition; contents; amendment.
- § 16-2306Service of summons and petition.
- § 16-2307Transfer for criminal prosecution.
- § 16-2308Initial appearance.
- § 16-2309Taking into custody.
- § 16-2310.01Separation of young children detained prior to a hearing.
- § 16-2310Criteria for detaining children.
- § 16-2311.01Rules.
- § 16-2311Release or delivery to Family Division
- § 16-2312Detention or shelter care hearing; intermediate disposition.
- § 16-2312aEvaluation of family team meetings and 72-hour time period for commencement of shelter care hearing.
- § 16-2313Place of detention or shelter.
- § 16-2314Consent decree.
- § 16-2315Physical and mental examinations.
- § 16-2316.01Scheduling of fact finding and dispositional hearings for children alleged to be neglected.
- § 16-2316Conduct of hearings; evidence.
- § 16-2317Hearings, findings; dismissal.
- § 16-2318Order of adjudication noncriminal.
- § 16-2319Predisposition study and report.
- § 16-2320.01Restitution.
- § 16-2320Disposition of child who is neglected, delinquent, or in need of supervision.
- § 16-2321Disposition of child with mental illness or a substantial intellectual disability.
- § 16-2322Limitation of time on dispositional orders.
- § 16-2323Review of dispositional orders.
- § 16-2324Vacation, termination of orders.
- § 16-2325.01Participation order.
- § 16-2325.02Report on failure of respondents to appear in delinquency cases.
- § 16-2325Support of committed child.
- § 16-2326.01Compensation of attorneys in neglect and termination of parental rights proceedings.
- § 16-2326Court costs and expenses.
- § 16-2327Probation revocation; disposition.
- § 16-2328Interlocutory appeals.
- § 16-2329Finality of judgments; appeals; transcripts.
- § 16-2330Time computation.
- § 16-2331Juvenile case records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure.
- § 16-2332Juvenile social records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure.
- § 16-2333.01Permitted disclosures of juvenile information.
- § 16-2333.02Juvenile Abscondence Review Committee.
- § 16-2333Police and other law enforcement records.
- § 16-2334Fingerprint records.
- § 16-2335.01Motion to vacate adjudication or grant a new factfinding hearing on the ground of actual innocence.
- § 16-2335.02Sealing of records on ground of actual innocence.
- § 16-2335Sealing of records.
- § 16-2336Unlawful disclosure of records; penalties.
- § 16-2337Additional powers of the Director of Social Services.
- § 16-2338Emergency medical treatment.
- § 16-2339Immunity for juveniles who are witnesses in juvenile proceedings.
- § 16-2340Rights of victims or eyewitnesses in delinquency proceedings.
- § 16-2341Representation.
- § 16-2342.01Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity.
- § 16-2342Who may bring a complaint; time.
- § 16-2343.01Admissibility of tests.
- § 16-2343.02Sanctions.
- § 16-2343.03Default order.
- § 16-2343.04No right to jury trial.
- § 16-2343Tests to establish parentage.
- § 16-2344Exclusion of public.
- § 16-2345New birth record upon marriage or determination of parents.
- § 16-2346Certificate to Registrar.
- § 16-2347Death of respondent; liability of estate.
- § 16-2348Parentage records; confidentiality; inspection and disclosure.
- § 16-2349.01Child support pendente lite.
- § 16-2349Inclusion of social security numbers in parentage records.
- § 16-2351Purpose of the subchapter; construction of provisions.
- § 16-2352Definitions.
- § 16-2353Grounds for termination of parent and child relationship.
- § 16-2354Motions.
- § 16-2355Consideration of termination of the parent and child relationship at review hearings.
- § 16-2356Parties.
- § 16-2357Notice.
- § 16-2358Conduct of hearings.
- § 16-2359Adjudicatory hearing.
- § 16-2360Disposition after termination.
- § 16-2361Effect of termination decree.
- § 16-2362Decrees.
- § 16-2363Confidentiality of records.
- § 16-2364Unlawful disclosure.
- § 16-2365Termination decrees of other jurisdictions.
- § 16-2371Definitions.
- § 16-2372Court-appointed special advocate program.
- § 16-2381Purpose of the subchapter; construction of provisions.
- § 16-2382Definitions.
- § 16-2383Grounds for the creation of a permanent guardianship.
- § 16-2384Motions.
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