District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 16-542: Issuance of attachment after judgment; costs.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.
Subchapter II. Attachment and Garnishment After Judgment in Aid of Execution.

An attachment may be issued upon a judgment either before or after or at the same time with a fieri facias. If costs are unnecessarily multiplied thereby they shall be charged to the party causing the attachment to be issued.

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