§ 16-19-901. Stay of execution generally
The execution from a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace may be stayed in the manner and form as provided in this subchapter.
§ 16-19-902. Cases in which no stay to be allowed
No stay shall be allowed against any collecting officer, or attorney at law or agent, for a delinquency or default in executing or discharging the duties of his office or place or for failing to pay over money collected by him in such capacity, or against a principal by his surety on a stay bond […]
§ 16-19-903. Bond
(a) To entitle any person to a stay of execution, some responsible person, to be approved by the justice of the peace, who is not a party to the judgment, must enter into an obligation before the justice of the peace to the adverse party, in a sum sufficient to secure the payment of the […]
§ 16-19-904. Agreed period of stay
If all the parties agree upon any other period, the stay shall be for the time so agreed upon.
§ 16-19-905. Stayed judgment lien on personal property
In all cases where execution is stayed on any judgment rendered by a justice of the peace under the provisions of this subchapter, the judgment shall be a lien upon all the personal property subject to execution belonging to the defendant at the time of the rendition of the judgment.
§ 16-19-906. Revocation of execution
If a judgment is stayed in the manner prescribed in this subchapter after an execution shall have been issued thereon, the justice of the peace shall revoke the execution in the same manner and with like effect as he is directed to revoke an execution after an appeal has been allowed.
§ 16-19-907. Immediate issuance of execution to prevent fraud
If the plaintiff or his agent makes an oath before the justice of the peace rendering the judgment that he has reason to believe that the defendant is secreting his property or is putting it out of his hands for the purpose of defrauding his just creditors and that he verily believes the debt will […]
§ 16-19-908. Execution issued where bond insufficient
If any plaintiff, in any judgment rendered before a justice of the peace upon which execution has been stayed, satisfies the justice of the peace before whom an obligation for the stay may have been entered into, by affidavit or by evidence, that the obligation or the security therein is insufficient and that unless execution […]
§ 16-19-909. Failure to satisfy judgment — Levy against principal and security — Judgment for bail
(a) If at the expiration of the stay, any judgment is not paid, the execution shall be issued against both principal and security. (b) (1) If the principal does not satisfy the execution, and the officer cannot find sufficient property belonging to him upon which to levy, he shall levy upon the property of the […]