Indiana § 32-35-2-28 - Service by sheriff or other executing officer
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 32-35-2-28 — Service by sheriff or other executing officer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32-35-2-28. Service by sheriff or other executing officer
Sec. 28. If the defendant and the defendant's attorney are not present in open court when the order of possession is issued under this chapter, sufficient copies of the order shall be delivered to the sheriff or other executing officer. The executing officer shall, without delay, serve upon the defendant a copy of the order of possession:
(1) by delivering the order of possession to:
(A) the defendant personally; or
(B) the defendant's agent from whose possession the property is taken;
(2) if the defendant or the defendant's agent cannot be found, by leaving it at the usual place of abode of either with some person of suitable age and discretion; or
(3) if neither the defendant nor the defendant's agent has any known usual place of abode, by mailing it to the defendant's last known address.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-21-7-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.20.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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