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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-6-2-138

  • 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. 138. “Sheriff”, for purposes of IC 34-47-4, means the sheriff of the county in which a court issues a writ of attachment under IC 34-47-4 (or IC 34-4-9 before its repeal).

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-9-2.1(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.280-2001, SEC.39; P.L.133-2002, SEC.53.