Retention of property by marshal; sufficiency of undertaking, quashing writ, and return of property

§ 16–3737. Retention of property by marshal; sufficiency of undertaking, quashing writ, and return of propertyProperty taken by the marshal under a writ of replevin issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be retained by him for three days, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, before delivering it to the plaintiff, in order that the defendant or other persons claiming an interest in the property may present objections to the court to the sufficiency of the security on the undertaking or the jurisdiction of the court. If the court deems the undertaking insufficient, it may direct the marshal to retain the property for a further short time, to be designated by the court, until an undertaking to be approved by it is filed, in default of which the marshal shall return the property to the person from whom it was taken. If it appears to the court that the property is of the value of over $10,000, the court shall quash the writ of replevin and direct the property to be returned to the party out of whose possession it was taken.