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S.B. 156 Constable Amendments

Became lawWritten by Sen. Todd Weiler · carried in the House by Rep. Andrew Stoddard

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would let constables set up a payment schedule with a person who owes a debt, instead of immediately seizing that person's personal property. It would also require constables to notify local law enforcement when they carry out payment-schedule activity outside their county.

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Official description
  • allows a constable to establish a payment schedule with an individual instead of seizing the individual's property, under certain circumstances
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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