§ 25-13-211 — Notification Of Seizure

25-13-211 . Notification of seizure. (1) After the sheriff or levying officer has executed upon the property of a judgment debtor, a notice of seizure must be served by the sheriff or levying officer upon the judgment debtor within 5 days of seizure. The notification must:
(a) inform the judgment debtor that certain described property or money of the judgment debtor's was seized to satisfy a judgment against the debtor;
(b) state the case name, the date of judgment, and the name of the judgment creditor;
(c) advise the judgment debtor that the judgment debtor may be entitled to claim an exemption from execution on the property as described in part 6 of this chapter or other provisions of state or federal law; and
(d) state the procedure by which the judgment debtor may claim an exemption and file a request for an exemption hearing.
(2) The notification may be made by personal service or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the judgment debtor's last-known address. If service is by mail, service is completed on the date the sheriff or levying officer places the notification in the mail.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 1999.