Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-55-1-17

  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 17. If the sheriff dies or leaves office before the return of an execution, the sheriff’s successor or other officer authorized to discharge the duties of the office shall proceed in the same manner that the sheriff should have done.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-34-14.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.