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§ 16-709. Executions on forfeited recognizances and judgments.

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DC Code › Title 16 › Chapter 7 › § 16-709

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The Superior Court of the District of Columbia may issue execution on all recognizances forfeited in its criminal division, upon motion of the prosecuting officer; and all writs of fieri facias or other writs of execution on judgments issued by the criminal division shall be directed to and executed by the United States marshal.

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