Code of the District of Columbia
Official codified DC law sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain). 21,163 sections indexed.
- § 16-4427Appeals.
- § 16-4428Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 16-4429Relationship to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 16-4430Regulation of arbitration organizations.
- § 16-4431Disclosure of arbitration costs.
- § 16-4432Savings clause.
- § 16-4501Purposes of chapter.
- § 16-4502Definitions.
- § 16-4503Exercise of jurisdiction.
- § 16-4504Notice and opportunity to be heard.
- § 16-4505Notice to persons outside the District; submission to jurisdiction.
- § 16-4506Simultaneous proceedings in other states.
- § 16-4507Inconvenient forum.
- § 16-4508Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
- § 16-4509Information under oath to be submitted to the Superior Court.
- § 16-4510Additional parties.
- § 16-4511Appearance of parties and the child.
- § 16-4512Binding force and res judicata effect of custody decree.
- § 16-4513Recognition of out-of-state custody decrees.
- § 16-4514Modification of custody decree of another state.
- § 16-4515Filing and enforcement of custody decree of another state.
- § 16-4516Registry of out-of-state custody decrees and proceedings.
- § 16-4517Certified copies of custody decree.
- § 16-4518Taking testimony in another state.
- § 16-4519Hearings and studies in another state; orders to appear.
- § 16-4520Assistance to courts of other states.
- § 16-4521Preservation of documents for use in other states.
- § 16-4522Request for court records of another state.
- § 16-4523International application.
- § 16-4524Severability.
- § 16-4601.01Definitions.
- § 16-4601.02Proceedings governed by other law.
- § 16-4601.03Application to Indian tribes.
- § 16-4601.04International application of chapter.
- § 16-4601.05Effect of child-custody determination.
- § 16-4601.06Priority.
- § 16-4601.07Notice to persons outside the District.
- § 16-4601.08Appearance and limited immunity.
- § 16-4601.09Communication between courts.
- § 16-4601.10Taking testimony in another state.
- § 16-4601.11Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.
- § 16-4602.01Initial child-custody jurisdiction.
- § 16-4602.02Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
- § 16-4602.03Jurisdiction to modify determination.
- § 16-4602.04Temporary emergency jurisdiction.
- § 16-4602.05Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder.
- § 16-4602.06Simultaneous proceedings.
- § 16-4602.07Inconvenient forum.
- § 16-4602.08Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
- § 16-4602.09Information to be submitted to court.
- § 16-4602.10Appearance of parties and child.
- § 16-4603.01Definitions.
- § 16-4603.02Enforcement under Hague Convention.
- § 16-4603.03Duty to enforce.
- § 16-4603.04Temporary visitation.
- § 16-4603.05Registration of child-custody determination.
- § 16-4603.06Enforcement of registered determination.
- § 16-4603.07Simultaneous proceedings.
- § 16-4603.08Expedited enforcement of child-custody determination.
- § 16-4603.09Service of petition and order.
- § 16-4603.10Hearing and order.
- § 16-4603.11Warrant to take physical custody of child.
- § 16-4603.12Costs, fees, and expenses.
- § 16-4603.13Recognition and enforcement.
- § 16-4603.14Appeals.
- § 16-4603.15Role of Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
- § 16-4603.16Role of law enforcement.
- § 16-4603.17Costs and expenses.
- § 16-4604.01Short title.
- § 16-4604.02Definitions.
- § 16-4604.03Cooperation and communication among courts.
- § 16-4604.04Actions for abduction prevention measures.
- § 16-4604.05Jurisdiction.
- § 16-4604.06Contents of petition.
- § 16-4604.07Factors to determine risk of abduction.
- § 16-4604.08Provisions and measures to prevent abduction.
- § 16-4604.09Warrant to take physical custody of child.
- § 16-4604.10Duration of abduction prevention order.
- § 16-4605.01Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 16-4605.02Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 16-4605.03Transitional provision.
- § 16-4701Definitions.
- § 16-4702Compelled disclosure prohibited.
- § 16-4703Compelled disclosure permitted.
- § 16-4704Activities not constituting a waiver.
- § 16-4801Findings.
- § 16-4802Definitions.
- § 16-4803Designation of a standby guardian.
- § 16-4804Authority of the standby guardian.
- § 16-4805Petition for approval of standby guardianship.
- § 16-4806Court approval of standby guardian and alternate standby guardian.
- § 16-4807Effect of filing standby guardianship petition.
- § 16-4808Notice.
- § 16-4809Challenging a standby guardianship designation.
- § 16-4810Revocation, repudiation, or rescission of standby guardianship.
- § 16-4901Authorization for medical consent for a minor by an adult caregiver.
- § 16-5001Definitions.
- § 16-5002Criminal records check required for certain individuals.
- § 16-5003Request for criminal records check.
- § 16-5004Payment of fees.
- § 16-5005Confidentiality of information to be maintained.
- § 16-5006Effect of failure to request criminal records check.
- § 16-5007Penalties for violations of act.
- § 16-5008Rules.
- § 16-501Attachment before judgment; affidavit and bond.
- § 16-502Service of notice; publication.
- § 16-503Attachment for debts not due.
- § 16-504Additional attachments.
- § 16-505Sufficiency of plaintiff’s bond.
- § 16-506Traversing affidavits; quashing writ of attachment; trial of issues.
- § 16-507Property subject to attachment; liens; priorities.
- § 16-508Attachment of real property.
- § 16-509Attachment of personal property; undertaking by defendant or person in possession.
- § 16-510Release of property or credits from attachment; sufficiency of undertaking.
- § 16-5101Definitions.
- § 16-5102Confidentiality of certain information developed during jury selection.
- § 16-5103Penalties.
- § 16-5104District of Columbia government agency source lists.
- § 16-511Attachment of credits or partnership interest; retention of property or credits by garnishee.
- § 16-512Attachment and levy upon wages of nonresident.
- § 16-513Advance payment of wages to avoid attachment or garnishment.
- § 16-514Credits or property held for two or more persons or in representative capacity.
- § 16-515Attachment of judgments and money or property in hands of marshal.
- § 16-516Attachment of money or property in hands of executor or administrator.
- § 16-517Attachment of other property in replevin action.
- § 16-518Preservation of property; sale; receiver.
- § 16-519Defenses by garnishee.
- § 16-520Defending against the attachment; trial of issues.
- § 16-521Interrogatories to garnishee; oral examination.
- § 16-522Traverse of garnishee’s answers; trial of issue; costs and attorney’s fee.
- § 16-523Claims to attached property.
- § 16-524Judgment generally; condemnation of attached property.
- § 16-525Condemnation and sale of property; proceeds of sale under interlocutory order.
- § 16-526Judgment against garnishee.
- § 16-527Judgment in case of undertaking for retention of property or credits.
- § 16-528Judgment protects garnishee.
- § 16-529Attachment in actions for fraudulent conveyances.
- § 16-530Time for trial of issues.
- § 16-5301Short title.
- § 16-5302Definitions.
- § 16-5303Applicability.
- § 16-5304Validity of unsworn declaration.
- § 16-5305Required medium.
- § 16-5306Form of unsworn declaration.
- § 16-5307Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 16-5308Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- § 16-531Attachment dockets; index of attachments.
- § 16-532Other remedies of judgment creditor.
- § 16-533Attachment proceedings in Superior Court.
- § 16-541Definition and applicability.
- § 16-542Issuance of attachment after judgment; costs.
- § 16-543Revival of judgment unnecessary.
- § 16-544Property subject to attachment.
- § 16-545Multiple attachments against same judgment debtor.
- § 16-546Attachments of credits.
- § 16-547Retention of property or credits by garnishee.
- § 16-548Attachment of judgments and money or property in hands of marshal.
- § 16-549Attachment of money or property in hands of executor or administrator.
- § 16-550Preservation of property; sale.
- § 16-5501Definitions.
- § 16-5502Special motion to dismiss.
- § 16-5503Special motion to quash.
- § 16-5504Fees and costs.
- § 16-5505Exemptions.
- § 16-551Defending against the attachment; trial of issues.
- § 16-552Interrogatories to garnishee; oral examination.
- § 16-553Traverse of garnishee’s answers; trial of issue; costs and attorney’s fee.
- § 16-554Claims to attached property.
- § 16-555Condemnation and sale of property; proceeds of sale under interlocutory order.
- § 16-556Judgment against garnishee.
- § 16-571.01Enforcement of support orders by attachment or garnishment.
- § 16-571Definitions.
- § 16-572Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments.
- § 16-573Employer’s duty to withhold and make payments; percentage.
- § 16-574Judgment creditor to file receipts, in court, of amount collected.
- § 16-575Judgment against employer-garnishee for failure to pay percentages.
- § 16-576Lapse of attachment upon resignation or dismissal of employee.
- § 16-577Applicability of per centum limitations to judgment for support.
- § 16-578Superior Court judgments; lapse; validity.
- § 16-579Payments by employer-garnishee where employee has no salary or salary inadequate for services rendered.
- § 16-580Quashing attachment where judgment obtained to hinder just claims.
- § 16-581Rules of procedure.
- § 16-582Attachments to which this subchapter is applicable.
- § 16-583No garnishment before judgment.
- § 16-584No discharge from employment for garnishment.
- § 16-601Undertaking in lieu of fiduciary’s bond.
- § 16-701Rules and regulations.
- § 16-702Prosecution by indictment or information.
- § 16-703Process of Criminal Division; fees.
- § 16-704Bail; collateral security.
- § 16-705Jury trial; trial by court.
- § 16-706Enforcement of judgments; commitment upon non-payment of fine.
- § 16-707Disposition of fines.
- § 16-708Penalties for wrongful conversion of forfeitures and fines.
- § 16-709Executions on forfeited recognizances and judgments.
- § 16-710Suspension of imposition or execution of sentence.
- § 16-711.01Restitution or reparation — Enforcement.
- § 16-711Restitution or reparation.
- § 16-712Community service.
- § 16-713Alien sentencing.
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