An officer who levies an attachment or execution upon personal property acquires a special lien, dependent on possession, upon the property, which authorizes the officer to hold it until the process is discharged or satisfied or a judicial sale of the property is had.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 35-20-07

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49