Notice of claim or exemption; trial

§ 15–521. Notice of claim or exemption; trialWhen personal property taken on execution or other process issued by the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions is claimed by a person other than the defendant therein, or is claimed by the defendant to be property exempt from execution, and the claimant gives written notice to the marshal of his claim, or the defendant gives notice, in writing, that the property is exempt, the marshal shall notify the plaintiff of the claim and return the notice to the court, and a trial of the right of property, or the question of exemption, shall be had before the court.