Sections
15 entriesSection 488.010Requires a writ of attachment to state its issuance date, the issuing court and action title and number, the plaintiff’s name and…Section 488.020Requires a writ to be directed to the proper county levying officer and any registered process server, and directs the officer, on…Section 488.030Requires the plaintiff to give the levying officer signed written instructions containing information needed or requested for compliance, including an adequate property…Section 488.040Requires a plaintiff whose instructions direct a levying officer to serve process to provide the correct name and address and use reasonable…Section 488.050Requires plaintiff deposits, unless law provides otherwise, for levying-officer duties and for taking and safely keeping property up to 15 days; additional…Section 488.060Requires a notice of attachment to tell the notified person the capacity in which that person is notified, identify the specific property…Section 488.065Allows a copy of the original notice of attachment already served on a third party holding the property sought to be attached…Section 488.070Requires a levying officer to follow the referenced private-place levy requirements when a writ of attachment has issued and personal property sought…Section 488.080Allows a registered process server to levy specified property under a writ of attachment, after depositing a writ copy and fee with…Section 488.090Allows a levying officer, when levy requires custody or the officer is otherwise directed to take custody and no statute provides otherwise,…Section 488.100Establishes a possession-dependent special lien for a levying officer on personal property that the officer has levied upon. The lien amount equals…Section 488.110Requires a third person claiming an interest in attached property to use the procedure prescribed for third-party claims under the referenced enforcement…Section 488.120Establishes that an attachment lien created by a levy remains unaffected when a statute requires posting, service, or mailing of the writ…Section 488.130Requires the levying officer to return the writ of attachment and a report of the officer’s actions to the issuing court promptly…Section 488.140Limits liability of a levying officer or registered process server for actions conforming to the title, including reliance on plaintiff instructions unless…