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 264 77 Stat. 522.

33 Stat. 297.

PUBLIC LAW 89-493-JULY 5, 1966

[80 STAT.

SEC. 8. Subsection (a) of section 15-101, District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking from clause (1) the word "or"; by striking from clause (2) "District Court—", and inserting in lieu thereof "District Court; or"; and by inserting immediately following clause (2) the following: "(3) civil division of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, if the judgment or decree was rendered on or after the effective date of this clause—". SEC. 9. (a) Subsection (a) of section 15-102, District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking from clause (2) the word "and"; by striking from clause (3) "forfeited—" and inserting in lieu thereof "forfeited;"; and by inserting immediately following clause (3) the following: " (4) recognizance taken by the criminal division of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, or judge thereof, from the time when it is declared forfeited (if the forfeiture occurred on or after the effective date of this clause); and " (5) judgment or decree rendered in the civil division of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions after the effective date of this clause—". (b) Subsection (b) of section 15-102, District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking "after being forfeited," and inserting in lieu thereof "forfeited prior to the effective date of subsection (a)(4),". SEC. 10. Subsection (a) of section 15-132, District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking " (a) A" and inserting in lieu thereof " (a)(1) Except as provided by section 15-101, a"; and by inserting at the end the following: "(2) A judgment entered on "or after the effective date of this paragraph in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions may not be docketed in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The provisions of this title relating to enforcement of judgments, executions thereon and writs and procteedings in aid of execution thereof, are applicable to judgments entered on or after the effective date of this paragraph in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions." SEC. 11. Section 15-310, District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking from the first sentence "An" and inserting in lieu thereof " (a) A n "; by striking from the second sentence " I t " and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, it"; and by inserting at the end the following: "(b) An execution issued on a judgment entered on or after the effective date of this subsection in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions may be levied on real estate." SEC. 12. Section 15-311, District of Columbia Code, is amended by striking from the first sentence "The writ" and inserting in lieu thereof " (a) The writ"; and by inserting at the end the following: " (b) A writ of fieri facias issued from the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions upon a judgment entered in that court on or after the effective date of this subsection may be levied on legal leasehold or freehold estates of the debtor in land." SEC. 13. (a) Sections 1288, 1290, 1291, and 1293 of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1392), as amended (secs. 30-106, 30-108, 30-110, and 30-112, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), are amended by striking "United States District Court for the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia Court of General Sessions", (b) Section 1288 of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1392), as amended (sec. 30-106, D.C. Code, 1961 ed.), is further amended by insertina: at the end the following: "The clerk of the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions and such deputy clerks of the court as may, in writing, be designated by the clerk of the court and

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