12-1531. Return of writ; duties of officer; further return

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A. An officer executing a writ of attachment shall return the writ with his action endorsed thereon or attached thereto and signed by him, to the court from which it issued within thirty days after date of the levy.

B. The return shall describe the property attached with sufficient certainty to identify it and shall state when it was attached and whether any personal property attached still remains in his custody, and if not, the disposition made of the property.

C. When personal property has been replevied the officer shall deliver the replevin bond to the clerk or justice to be filed in the action.

D. When the property levied on is claimed, replevied or sold after the return, the officer shall immediately make a further return to the clerk or justice of the peace showing the disposition of the property.