{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-354","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 15-354","heading":"Stay.","body":"(a)\nUpon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which the judgment is rendered, and if the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or shall be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the Superior Court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until:\n(1)\nThe appeal is concluded;\n(2)\nThe time for appeal expires; or\n(3)\nThe stay of execution expires or is vacated.\n\n(b)\nIf the judgment debtor shows the Superior Court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of the Superior Court would be stayed, the Superior Court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of a judgment that is required in the District.","path":["Title 15. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]","Chapter 3. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees.","Subchapter II. Foreign Judgments."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/15-354","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0e5de501a68622f6a2b3dc7081f653d6c48373397437a0b75fe0fb176c4a20a6","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-353","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-15-355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}