§431. Persons injured sue on sheriff’s bond; endorsement of writ; costs; judgment Any person injured by the neglect or misdoings of a sheriff, who has first determined the amount of those damages by judgment in a civil action against the sheriff, the sheriff’s executors or administrators, or by a decree of the Probate Court allowing […]
§432. Additional actions on sheriff’s bond; proceedings Any other person having a right of action on a sheriff’s bond may file an additional complaint in the same action in the office of the clerk of courts. The clerk shall issue a summons, directed to the defendant, specifying the cause of action and the amount demanded, […]
§433. Exemption from arrest in civil action; proceedings on failure to pay execution; office vacated No sheriff may be arrested upon any writ or execution in a civil action. When a judgment is rendered against the sheriff in the sheriff’s private or official capacity, the execution on that judgment shall issue against the sheriff’s property […]
§434. Copy of bond available; evidence The Treasurer of State shall deliver an attested copy of a sheriff’s bond to anyone applying and paying for it. That copy is competent evidence in any case relating to the sheriff’s bond, unless its execution is disputed, in which case the court may order the treasurer to produce […]
§435. Survival of actions against sheriff or deputy Actions for the neglect or misdoings of a sheriff or the sheriff’s deputies survive the sheriff and may be brought against the sheriff’s executors or administrators. [PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1987, c. 737, Pt. C, §106 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 6 […]
