amendments to title 15

amendments to title 15 Sec. 144. Title 15 of the District of Columbia Code is amended as follows: (1) Paragraph (2) of section 15–101 (a) is amended to read as follows: “(2) Superior Court of the District of Columbia,”. (2) Section 15–102 is amended by striking out “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”. (3) Sections 15–108 and 15–111 are each amended by inserting “or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia” after “District of Columbia”. (4) (A) Subchapter II of chapter 1 is repealed. (B) Chapter 1 is amended by striking out the heading “SUBCHAPTER I.—GENERALLY” (C) The analysis of chapter 1 is amended by striking out the heading “subchapter i.—generally” and by striking out the matter relating to subchapter II. (5) Section 15–307 is amended by inserting “or the Superior Court of the District of Columbia” after “United States District Court for the District of Columbia”. (6) (A) Section 15–310 is repealed. (B) Section 15–301 is amended by striking out “15–310,”. (C) The analysis for chapter 3 is amended by striking out the item relating to section 15–310. (7) Sections 15–311, 15–318, and 15–320 are each amended by striking out “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”. (8) (A) Subchapter II of chapter 5 is amended— (i) by striking out “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” in sections 15–521 and 15–522 and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”; and (ii) by striking out in the subchapter heading “court of general sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “superior court”. (B) The analysis of chapter 5 is amended by striking out in the heading relating to subchapter II “court of general sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “superior court”. (9) Section 15–706 (a) is amended— (A) by striking out paragraph (14), (B) by inserting “and” at the end of paragraph (13), and (C) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (14). (10) (A) Section 15–707 is amended to read as follows: “§ 15–707. Probate fees “(a) Except, as provided in subsection (b), the Register of Wills may demand and receive in advance for services performed by him such fees as shall be set by the Superior Court. 84 Stat. 554 “(b) Where the estate does not exceed two hundred dollars in value the Register of Wills shall receive no fees, and where the estate does not exceed five hundred dollars in value the fees may not exceed ten dollars.” (B) The item relating to section 15–707 in the analysis of chapter 7 is amended by striking out “Court”. (11) (A) Section 15–708 is amended by striking out “the probate court” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “probate”, and by striking out “court” in the section heading. (B) The item relating to section 15–708 in the analysis of chapter 7 is amended by striking out “court”. (12) (A) Section 15–709 is amended— (i) by striking out “District of Columbia Court, of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”, (ii) by striking out “the Court of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Superior Court”. (iii) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: “(b) Fees for services by the United States marshals for processes issued by the Superior Court shall be prescribed by rules of that court.”; and (iv) by amending the section heading to read as follows: “§ 15–709. Fees and costs in Superior Court (B) The item relating to section 15–709 in the analysis of chapter 7 is amended to read as follows; “15–709. Fees and costs in Superior Court” (13) Section 15–710 is repealed and the item relating to that section in the analysis of chapter 7 is repealed. (14) (A) Sections 15–711, 15–712, and 15–713 are each amended by striking out “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”. (B) The section heading for each of those sections and the items relating to those sections in the analysis of chapter 7 are each amended by striking out “Court of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court”. (15) (A) Section 15–714 is amended— (i) by striking out “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”; (ii) by adding after subsection (b) the following new subsection: “(c) No travel allowance shall be paid to any witness residing within the District of Columbia.”; and (iii) by striking out “Court of General Sessions” in the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court”. (B) The item relating to section 15–714 in the analysis of chapter 7 is amended by striking out “Court of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court”. (16) Section 15–716 is repealed and the item relating to that section in the analysis of chapter 7 is repealed. (17) Section 15–717 is amended by striking out “District of Columbia Court of General Sessions” and inserting in lieu thereof “Superior Court of the District of Columbia”.