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PUBLIC LAW 8ft-241-DEC. 23, 1963

§ 15-133. Satisfaction of judgment; recordation A judgment of the civil division of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, or execution thereon, may not be recorded as satisfied without the receipt of the plaintiff or his attorney annexed thereto.

CHAPTER 3—ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND DECREES Sec.

15-301. Definition and applicability. 15-302. Period during which writ of execution may Issue; returnable period. 15-303. Alias writs. 15-304. Return of writ. 15-305. Issuance of writ after expiration of period. 15-306. Election to move for new judgment in lieu of execution. l.V-SOT. Lien of execution. 15-^08. Endorsement, by marshal, of date of receipt of writ. 1.V309. Death of judgment debtor after delivery of execution. 15-310. Lien of execution on Court of General Sessions judgment; levy. 15-311. Property subject to levy. 15-312. Levy on money and evidences of debt. 15-313. Levy on equitable interest in chattels pledged. 15-314. Appraisement; notice of sale. 1.^315. Death, removal, or disqualification of marshal. 1.^-316. Subrogation of purchaser after defective sale; no refund. 15-317. Remedy of marshal for erroneous sale made in good faith. 1.5-318. Remedies of purchaser upon refusal to deliver possersion. 15-319. Execution of final decree after death; other appropriate proceedings. 1.5-320. Enforcement of decrees. l.'>-321. Enforcement of interlocutory decrees. 15-322. Enforcement of decrees for delivery of chattels. 15-323. Limitation on seizure of real property.

§ 15-301. Definition and applicability As used in sections 16-302,15-303,15-305 to 15-307,15-309,15-310, 15-317, and 15-318, "judgment" includes an unconditional decree for the payment of money, and sections 15-302 to 15-318 arei applicable to such a decree. §15-^02. Period during which writ of execution may issue; returnable period (a) A writ of execution on a judgment in a civil action may be issued within three years after: (1) the expiration of any stay of execution agreed to by the parties; or (2) it first might have been issued under applicable provisions of law or rules of court. (b) A writ of execution shall be returnable on or before the sixtieth day after its date. § 15-303. Alias writs If a writ of execution is issued and returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, within the period of three years provided by section 15-302, an alias writ may be issued during the life of the judgment. § 15-^04. Return of writ If the return of a writ of execution is not made on or before the return day expressed in the writ it may nevertheless be made afterwards as of that date. § 15-305. Issuance of writ after expiration of period A writ of execution not issued within the time allowed therefor, may not be issued until the judgment has been revived. The same rule applies to the order of revival in relation to the issuance of a writ of execution as to the original judgment.

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