Chapter 651
60 sections
§651-1 How this law applies to courts and process servers
§651-2 When a court can issue an attachment order
§651-3 Getting a court order to seize property
§651-4 Bond required before property can be attached
§651-5 Getting more security or costs in an attachment case
§651-6 What you can recover when a bond is used
§651-7 How an attachment writ is issued
§651-8 How much property can be seized
§651-9 How a police officer carries out an attachment order
§651-10 Police can ask for security if unsure about property
§651-11 Attachments are handled in the order they arrive
§651-12 Court can question the defendant when no property is found
§651-13 Selling attached property before the case ends
§651-14 Appointment of receiver
§651-15 Police officer's return of attached property
§651-16 Returning property and money when the case ends
§651-17 How a bond can release attached property
§651-18 How to get an improper attachment lifted
§651-19 Recording the release of a property attachment
§651-20 How attached property is used to pay a judgment
§651-21 What happens if the attached property does not cover the judgment
§651-31 When a court order to pay money can be enforced
§651-32 How a district court orders payment of a judgment
§651-33 Bond for officer's expenses when executing a court order
§651-34 Deadline for returning executions
§651-35 Getting a state court order when local property is not enough
§651-36 Court execution forms follow court practice
§651-37 How court orders to collect money must be addressed and signed
§651-38 Second execution orders
§651-39 Court orders can be enforced anywhere in the state
§651-40 Judge can pause a property sale if the debtor posts a bond
§651-41 How officers rank writs of execution by time received
§651-42 How an officer takes property and lists it
§651-43 How the officer must advertise property for sale
§651-44 What happens at the public sale and where the money goes
§651-45 When a sale can be postponed
§651-46 Officer must give the buyer a purchase certificate or deed
§651-47 How to seize and sell investment securities to pay a judgment
§651-48 Penalty for selling stock after a court seizure
§651-49 Execution sales only transfer the defendant's interest
§651-50 Officer's personal responsibility for overstepping authority
§651-51 When officers can ask for a safety bond before seizing property
§651-52 How to collect on an indemnity bond given to an officer
§651-61 How to claim your exempt property
§651-62 Bond required when property is claimed as exempt
§651-63 What happens if exempt property is seized or sold
§651-64 Getting back property that was seized
§651-68 Getting an Appraisal After Property Is Seized
§651-69 What to include in an exemption application
§651-70 Serving the petition and getting appraisers
§651-91 Definitions for property exemption rules
§651-92 Which property is protected from debt collection
§651-93 How divorce or separation affects property exemptions
§651-94 Dividing property to protect a homeowner's exemption
§651-95 Selling property that can't be split to pay a debt
§651-96 Protecting your exemption money after a property sale
§651-121 What property is protected from debt collection
§651-122 When personal property exemptions do not apply
§651-123 How the money from a forced sale is divided
§651-124 Protecting retirement and ABLE savings from creditors