{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1204","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-1204","heading":"Entry of lien — Form and requirements of instrument creating lien; when lien not entered.","body":"(a)\nAn instrument:\n(1)\nShall be in writing;\n(2)\nShall show the name and address of the holder, the trade name and engine, serial or identification number of the motor vehicle or the trade name and serial number, if any, of the trailer; and\n(3)\nShall be signed by the parties.\n\n(b)\nA lien shall not be entered upon a certificate unless:\n(1)\nThe motor vehicle or trailer has been previously titled or registered in this or some other jurisdiction and the lien is shown upon such previous certificate, title, registry, or proof of ownership;\n(2)\nSuch an instrument is presented for recording pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; or\n(3)\nThe lien is shown on the application for a certificate, and was created prior to January 1, 1941, or was created while the motor vehicle or trailer was titled or registered in some other jurisdiction.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 12. Liens on Motor Vehicles or Trailers."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1204","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"13d3fd0da1a32544681a5ea7a9ffa68f1963a52761ee44a8d942e4b2acf4a7da","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1203","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}