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§ 2681. Executions in Supreme and Superior Courts; time

§ 2681. Executions in Supreme and Superior Courts; time (a) The Supreme and Superior Courts may issue executions on final judgments rendered by them, which shall be made returnable within 60 days from the date thereof. Such executions may be issued so long as the judgment remains unsatisfied, but not after eight years from the […]

§ 2682. Names of attorneys to be indorsed

§ 2682. Names of attorneys to be indorsed The name of an attorney of record for the plaintiff, and for the defendant, if any, shall be indorsed on such execution by the officer signing the same.

§ 2683. Executions on judgments of District Courts; time

§ 2683. Executions on judgments of District Courts; time Executions issued upon a judgment rendered by a District Court shall be made returnable within 60 days from the date thereof. Such executions may be issued so long as the judgment remains unsatisfied, but not after eight years from the date of rendition of the judgment. […]

§ 2684. Collection of execution enjoined, time not reckoned

§ 2684. Collection of execution enjoined, time not reckoned When the collection of an execution in the hands of an officer is enjoined, such officer may retain the same. If the injunction is vacated, the time between the issuing and vacating thereof shall not be included in counting the number of days the execution has […]

§ 2685. Continuance of subsequent attachments

§ 2685. Continuance of subsequent attachments If attached property is encumbered by a prior attachment, the subsequent attachment shall continue after the removal of the encumbrance for such time as the Supreme Court may by rule provide for the continuance of attachments generally. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 66, eff. March 29, 1972.)

§ 2686. Execution for subsequent attaching creditor

§ 2686. Execution for subsequent attaching creditor (a) When a subsequent attaching creditor recovers judgment while a prior action is pending, on which the same property is attached, he or she may take an execution on such judgment at any time within 30 days after all prior attachments are discharged, if the property attached is […]

§ 2688. Officer to endorse time of receiving; preference

§ 2688. Officer to endorse time of receiving; preference When an execution issued on a judgment is received by an officer authorized by law to levy and serve the same, he or she shall endorse thereon, without fee, the day of the month and year when he or she received it. If two or more […]

§ 2689. Officer to demand payment

§ 2689. Officer to demand payment Such officer shall repair to the debtor’s usual place of abode, if within his or her precinct, and demand of the debtor the sum required to be levied by such execution, with the interest thereon, and the charges for serving the same.

§ 2690. Appointment of agent of creditor

§ 2690. Appointment of agent of creditor When an execution is delivered to an officer for service in a county other than that in which the creditor or his or her attorney of record resides, such creditor or such attorney shall endorse on the execution the name of a person in the county in which […]

§ 2692. Invalid and informal levies—New execution

§ 2692. Invalid and informal levies—New execution When an execution is levied on real or personal estate, and it afterwards appears that the estate did not belong to the debtor, or was encumbered by a mortgage not regarded in a sale thereof on execution, by reason of which the levy and sale are void, the […]

§ 2693. When costs not allowed

§ 2693. When costs not allowed When it appears that the estate was turned out to the officer by the creditor or taken without the consent of the debtor, the creditor shall not recover costs on the former execution or on the motion. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 68, eff. March 29, 1972.)

§ 2695. Defective execution on real estate; application

§ 2695. Defective execution on real estate; application Where an execution has been levied on real estate and the levy, sale, or deed is irregular, informal, or not according to law and the title derived therefrom is doubtful, within two years from the time of sale, a party interested may bring an action in the […]

§ 2696. Levy valid if affirmed or action not brought

§ 2696. Levy valid if affirmed or action not brought When the action is not brought within the time limited or if on hearing the presiding judge decides that the proceedings on execution were legally sufficient, a levy, sale, and deed shall be valid to convey the right, title, or interest that the judgment debtor […]

§ 2697. Costs

§ 2697. Costs Costs may be taxed for either party on the action. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 72, eff. March 29, 1972.)