Sec. 7. The court shall direct the order of possession to the sheriff or other officer charged with executing the order and within whose jurisdiction the property is located. The order of possession must:

(1) describe the property;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-30-3-7

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) direct the executing officer to:

(A) seize possession of the property unless the court issued the order without notice to the parties; and

(B) if the defendant has not filed a written undertaking as provided in section 8 of this chapter, put the plaintiff in possession of the property by removing the defendant and the defendant’s personal property from the property;

(3) have attached a copy of any written undertaking filed by the plaintiff under section 6 of this chapter; and

(4) inform the defendant of the right to except to the surety upon the plaintiff’s undertaking or to file a written undertaking for the repossession of the property as provided in section 8 of this chapter.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-6-1.5-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.