§ 18-60-809. Replevin
The plaintiff in an action to recover the possession of specific personal property, at the commencement of the action or at any time before judgment, may claim the immediate delivery of the property, as provided in §§ 18-60-810 — 18-60-822.
§ 18-60-810. Affidavit for replevin
(a) An order for the delivery of property to the plaintiff shall be made by the clerk when there is filed in his or her office an affidavit of the plaintiff, or of someone in his or her behalf, showing: (1) A particular description of the property claimed; (2) Its actual value and the damages […]
§ 18-60-811. Order for delivery of property
(a) The order for the delivery of the property to the plaintiff shall be addressed and delivered, with a copy thereof, to the sheriff. It shall state the names of the parties to the action and the court in which the action is brought and direct the sheriff to take the property, describing it and […]
§ 18-60-812. Bond
(a) The order shall not be complied with by the sheriff until there has been executed in his or her presence, by one (1) or more sufficient sureties of the plaintiff, a bond to the defendant, to the effect that the plaintiff shall duly prosecute the action and that he or she shall perform the […]
§ 18-60-813. Execution of order
(a) The sheriff shall execute the order by taking the property therein mentioned, if it is found in the possession of the defendant, or his or her agent, or of any other person who obtained possession thereof from the defendant, directly or indirectly, after the order was placed in the sheriff’s hands. (b) The sheriff […]
§ 18-60-814. Orders directed to other counties
(a) At any time before judgment an order may be directed to any other county for the delivery of the property claimed. (b) Several orders may issue at the same time, or successively, at the option of the plaintiff, but only one (1) of the orders shall be taxed in the costs, unless otherwise ordered […]
§ 18-60-815. Disposition of property replevied
If the affidavit of the plaintiff states that the property was taken under an execution, the sheriff shall deliver it to the plaintiff. In every other case the sheriff shall retain the property in his or her possession for two (2) days, unless the bond mentioned in § 18-60-816 shall be sooner executed.
§ 18-60-801. Definitions
As used in this section and §§ 18-60-802 — 18-60-808: (1) “Order of delivery” means a “writ of replevin”; and (2) “Party” or “person” means individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, or any entity having the legal capacity to sue or be sued.
§ 18-60-802. Existing laws not affected
This section and §§ 18-60-801 and 18-60-803 — 18-60-808 shall not repeal any existing law pertaining to the recovery of personal property by parties claiming an interest therein.
§ 18-60-803. Penalties — Damages and fee
(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly damages property in which there exists a valid right to issuance of an order of delivery, or on which an order has been sought under the provisions of this section and §§ 18-60-801 — 18-60-802 and 18-60-804 — 18-60-808, or who conceals it, with the intent to interfere […]