Indiana § 34-55-7-9 - Death of defendant; effect
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§ 34-55-7-9. Death of defendant; effect
Sec. 9. The death of a defendant, after the execution is placed in the hands of the sheriff to be executed, does not affect the sheriff's proceedings, except that the amount of property allowed absolutely to the surviving spouse of the decedent is exempt from levy and sale under the execution.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-40-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
IC 34-55-8Chapter 8. Proceedings Supplementary to Execution
34-55-8-1Unsatisfied execution; order requiring judgment debtor to appear 34-55-8-2Refusal of judgment debtor to apply assets to judgment; order requiring 34-55-8-3Arrest of debtor authorized 34-55-8-4Arrest of debtor; bond 34-55-8-5Third parties; when required to appear 34-55-8-6Witnesses 34-55-8-7Order requiring application of property to debt and forbidding transfer; liens; order for placing hold on deposit account; hearing; order releasing hold 34-55-8-8Cost of proceedings 34-55-8-9Proceedings to be summary
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-55-7-9 ("Death of defendant; effect") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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