Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-25.5-3-4

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
   Sec. 4. The sheriff or other person to whom the writ is directed shall return the writ immediately and if the person to whom the writ is directed refuses after due service to return the writ, the court shall enforce obedience by attachment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-9.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.