A levy under a writ, warrant, or execution upon personal property capable of manual delivery, including bonds, promissory notes, or other instruments for the payment of money must be made by taking the same into the officer’s actual custody. He must thereupon without delay deliver a notice of levy to the person from whose custody such property is taken.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-18-20

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1913 (3); SL 1973, ch 126, § 5.