1999 Minnesota Statutes

     550.051 Term of writ of execution; inventory; 
  satisfaction. 

    Subdivision 1.    Time periods.  The writ of execution 
 expires 180 days after its issuance by the court administrator.  
 A levy that is served with a writ of execution that has expired 
 is void.  If the officer having the writ levies upon property or 
 earnings before the expiration of 180 days, the officer may 
 retain the writ until the officer sells the property or 
 completes the levy upon earnings in the manner prescribed by 
 law.  Upon a demand of the judgment creditor or the creditor's 
 attorney within 180 days, the officer shall pay to the judgment 
 creditor or the judgment creditor's attorney all money collected 
 upon execution after deducting the officer's fees.  Upon 
 expiration of the writ or full satisfaction of the judgment, if 
 earlier, the officer shall make a full inventory of the property 
 levied on and return it with the execution.  

    Subd. 2.    Satisfaction.  In case of satisfaction, 
 either partial or in full, the officer shall return the writ to 
 the court administrator originally issuing it and return a 
 duplicate copy of it to the court administrator of the officer's 
 own county, if execution is upon judgment transcripted from 
 another county.  The court administrator to whom a duplicate is 
 returned shall enter the record of the satisfaction upon the 
 judgment docket and note in the margin that the entry is made 
 upon "duplicate return."  If the writ of execution is being 
 returned when the judgment has been wholly satisfied, the writ 
 shall be filed with the court administrator within ten days 
 after the final payment or within 30 days if the payment is by 
 check or other noncertified funds.  If the writ of execution is 
 being returned partially satisfied, the officer shall include a 
 statement setting forth the dates and amounts of payments made 
 upon the judgment after the most recent partial satisfaction 
 filed, if any. 

    HIST: 1990 c 606 art 1 s 1