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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

CHAPTER 5—EXEMPTIONS A N D TRIAL OF RIGHT TO SEIZED PROPERTY SUBCHAPTER I—EXEMPTIONS See. 15-501. Exempt property of householder; property in transitu; debt for wages. 15-502. Mortgage or other instrument affecting exempt property. 15-503. Earnings and other income; wearing apparel and tools of certain persons. SUBCHAPTER II—TRIAL OF RIGHT TO PROPERTY SEIZED ON PROCESS OF COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS 15-621. Notice of claim or exemption; trial. 15-522. Docketing of claim; manner of trial. 15-523. Judgment. 15-524. Replevin against officer. Subchapter I—Exemptions § 15-501. Exempt property of householder, property in transitu; debt for wages (a) The following property of the head of a family or householder residing in the District of Columbia, or of a person who earns the major portion of his livelihood in the District of Columbia, being the head of a family or householder, regardless of his place of residence, IS free and exempt from distraint, attachment, levy, or seizure and sale on execution or decree of any court in the District of Columbia: (1) all wearing apparel provided for all persons within the household, being members of the immediate family of the household, not exceeding $300 per person in value; (2) all beds, bedding, household furniture and furnishings, sewing machines, radios, stoves, cooking utensils, not exceeding $300 in value; (3) provisions for three months' support, whether provided or growing; (4) fuel for three months; (6) mechanics' tools and implements of the debtor's trade or business amounting to $200 in value, with $200 worth of stock or materials for carrying on the business or trade of the debtor; (6) the library, office furniture, and implements of a professional man or artist, not exceeding $300 in value; (7) one horse or mule; one cart, wagon, or dray and harness, or one automobile or motor-controlled vehicle not exceeding $500 in value if used principally by the debtor in his trade or business; and (8) all family pictures; and all the family library, not exceeding $400 in value. The exemption provided for by clause (5) of this subsection also applies to merchants. (b) The exemptions provided for by subsection (a) of this section. are valid when the property is in transitu the same as if at rest; but property named and exempted in this section is not exempt from attachment or execution for a debt due for the wages of servants, common laborers, or clerks, except the wearing apparel, beds, and bedding and household furniture for the debtor and family. (c) For the purpose of this section, the person who is the principal provider for the family is the head thereof. 93-025 0-64-36

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