Mississippi § 13-3-133 - Money, banknotes, judgments and the like may be levied on; endorsement and negotiation of seized instruments; proceeds to be applied against judgment debtor’s obligations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-3-133 — Money, banknotes, judgments and the like may be levied on; endorsement and negotiation of seized instruments; proceeds to be applied against judgment debtor’s obligations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-3-133. Money, banknotes, judgments and the like may be levied on; endorsement and negotiation of seized instruments; proceeds to be applied against judgment debtor’s obligations.
Money, banknotes, bills, evidences of debt circulating as money, and any judgment or decree belonging to the defendant, may be taken under an execution or attachment and sold or disposed of according to law, or applied to the payment of the execution or in satisfaction of the judgment in attachment. The officer serving a writ may endorse all warrants, checks or drafts seized under execution or attachment. The officer serving the writ shall endorse on the warrant, check or draft the day and date it was received, shall take into possession, as they shall become due to the judgment debtor, monies, checks, drafts, warrants, vouchers or other evidences of indebtedness, and shall issue a receipt to the paying, disbursing or auditing officer therefor, and shall endorse, in the name of the judgment debtor, any and all checks, drafts, warrants, vouchers or other evidences of indebtedness delivered under the writ. The seized instruments may be negotiated and the proceeds thereof, or so much thereof as necessary, shall be applied to the payment of the execution or in satisfaction of the judgment in attachment in order of priority.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 13-3-133 cover?
Section 13-3-133 ("Money, banknotes, judgments and the like may be levied on; endorsement and negotiation of seized instruments; proceeds to be applied against judgment debtor’s obligations.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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