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

D.C. Code § 16-545: Multiple attachments against same judgment debtor.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.
  3. Subchapter II. Attachment and Garnishment After Judgment in Aid of Execution.

Only one attachment upon goods, chattels, and credits of a judgment debtor may be satisfied at one time. Where more than one such attachment issued against the same judgment debtor is served on a garnishee the attachments shall be satisfied in the order in which they were served upon the garnishee. This section does not apply with respect to an attachment upon wages to which subchapter III of this chapter applies.

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