{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-542","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-542","heading":"Issuance of attachment after judgment; costs.","body":"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.","path":["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."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-542","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"5161c17f1f2736fcc8fc96c65b69a01c4638cf26df52d820dcc76b91649f99c9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-541","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}