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32-20 Foreclosure of Liens on Personal Property

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CHAPTER 32-20FORECLOSURE OF LIENS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY32-20-01. Foreclosure authorized. An action may be maintained in the district court toforeclose any lien upon personal property.32-20-02. Warrant to seize property - Issuance - Service. If the plaintiff is not inpossession of the property, the judge of the court in which the action is commenced, at the time<br>of the commencement of the action or at any time before judgment, may issue a warrant<br>commanding the sheriff to seize and safely keep the same to abide the final judgment in the<br>action. The warrant may be issued upon the filing of:1.A verified complaint setting forth a claim for relief in favor of the plaintiff and against<br>the defendant for the foreclosure of a lien upon the property possession of which is<br>sought to be obtained; and2.An affidavit stating that the affiant knows or has good reason to believe that the<br>seizure of the property is necessary to prevent removal, destruction, or concealment<br>of the property or loss of the creditor's proprietary interests therein.The sheriff shall without delay serve copies of the warrant, affidavit, and undertaking upon the<br>defendant in the same manner as the summons. If the defendant has not filed a special answer,<br>pursuant to this chapter, within ten days after notice of the issuance of a warrant or if in the trial of<br>the special answer the court finds for the plaintiff, the sheriff shall seize the property of the<br>defendant. The sheriff shall attach perishable property or property the judge has determined,<br>when issuing a warrant, is likely to be removed, destroyed, or concealed if the property is not<br>attached without delay, notwithstanding the right of the defendant to file a special answer.32-20-03. Form of warrant. Repealed by S.L. 1985, ch. 378, </p> <BR></DIV><!-- /.col.one --><!-- /.col.two --></DIV><!-- /.col.main --></DIV><!-- /div id = content --> <BR class=clear></DIV> <!-- /div id = livearea --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.one --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /.col.main --> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#content --><BR class=clear> <DIV></DIV><!-- /#livearea --> <!-- Footer--> <DIV id=footer> <DIV class=container> <P class=copyright>Copyright &copy; 2012-2022 Laws9.Com All rights reserved. </P><!-- /.copyright --> <P class=footerlinks><A href="/contactus.html">Contact Us</A> | <A href="/aboutus.html">About Us</A> | <A href="/terms.html">Terms</A> | <A href="/privacy.html">Privacy</A></P><!-- /.footerlinks --> </DIV><!-- /.container --> </DIV><!-- /footer --> </BODY></HTML>