Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.071
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.071, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 34.071. DUTIES OF EXECUTING OFFICER.
Official statutory text
An officer receiving a writ of execution does not have a duty to:
(1) search for property belonging to the judgment debtor;
(2) determine whether property belongs to a judgment debtor;
(3) determine whether property belonging to the judgment debtor is exempt property that is not subject to levy;
(4) determine the priority of liens asserted against property subject to execution; or
(5) make multiple levies for cash or multiple levies at the same location.
(1) search for property belonging to the judgment debtor;
(2) determine whether property belongs to a judgment debtor;
(3) determine whether property belonging to the judgment debtor is exempt property that is not subject to levy;
(4) determine the priority of liens asserted against property subject to execution; or
(5) make multiple levies for cash or multiple levies at the same location.
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