Sheriff's Office

Execution of Judgment

Once an execution is turned into the Sheriff's Office, the following procedures take place:

• The plaintiff fills out a questionnaire about the defendant including their known property and bank accounts. The plaintiff will pay a $95 fee plus $10 flat rate mileage fee. The fees are added to defendant's costs.
• If the plaintiff would like vehicles seized, the fee for towing is $120.00 per vehicle. This fee is added to the defendant’s costs.
• A file is created and assigned to one of the civil process servers. Research is done on the defendants assets. (vehicles, boats, motorcycles, property, bank accounts).
• The civil process servers may levy (seize) the defendant’s property to satisfy the judgment.  Physical assets levied, such as vehicles, will be sold at a Sheriff’s Sale to satisfy the judgment. 
• The Sheriff's Office has sixty days to return the judgment.
• The judgment will be returned satisfied, partially satisfied or unsatisfied.
• If the judgment is satisfied or partially satisfied a check will be issued after 15 days.