{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2958","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28-2958","heading":"When creditor process enforceable against bank.","body":"(a)\nSubject to subsection (b) of this section, creditor process with respect to a special deposit is not enforceable against the bank holding the special deposit.\n\n(b)\nCreditor process is enforceable against the bank holding a special deposit with respect to an amount the bank is obligated to pay a beneficiary or a depositor if the process:\n(1)\nIs served on the bank;\n(2)\nProvides sufficient information to permit the bank to identify the depositor or the beneficiary from the bank's books and records; and\n(3)\nGives the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on the process.\n\n(c)\nCreditor process served on a bank before it is enforceable against the bank under subsection (b) of this section does not create a right of the creditor against the bank or a duty of the bank to the creditor. Other law determines whether creditor process creates a lien enforceable against the beneficiary on a contingent interest of a beneficiary, including a depositor as a beneficiary, even if not enforceable against the bank.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Chapter 29A. Uniform Special Deposits."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28-2958","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ee9becad0739f6ffa82cd07672c8f484a8c737460ade82a57b7dac9336eea82b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2957","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2959"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}