North Carolina § 1-339 - 48. Life of execution.
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§ 1-339. 48. Life of execution.
If an execution is issued on a judgment, within the time provided by G.S. 1-306 , and a sale, by authority of that execution, is commenced within the time provided by G.S. 1-310 , the sale, including any resale, may be had and completed even though such sales, resales or other procedure are had after the time when the execution is required to be returned by G.S. 1-310 , or after the time within which an execution could be issued with respect to such judgment pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 1-306 . For the purpose of this section, a sale is commenced when the notice of sale is first published in the case of real property as required by G.S. 1-339.52 , or first posted in the case of personal property as required by G.S. 1-339.53 . History (1949, c. 719, s. 1.)
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Section 1-339 ("48. Life of execution.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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