District Of Columbia § 15-905 - Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 15-905 — Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-905. Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.
15-905A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars.
An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant.
A person may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.
The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-905 ("Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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