First Adopted: June 10, 1980
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 1983
Rule 76 | Rules of Civil Procedure | Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts | Executions
76.04 | Execution – When Returnable
An execution shall be returned at a date designated by the applicant, which shall not be less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after it is issued.
When an execution is levied upon property and a sale is not made before the return date of the execution, the execution and any lien created thereby shall remain in force for one hundred eighty days after the issuance of the execution or until the property is sold, whichever period is shorter.
Committee Note – 1983
The first paragraph is a change from prior Rule 76.04 in that it shortens the maximum return date for an execution from one year to ninety days. It is substantially the same as prior Rule 76.04, which was repealed on January 1, 1981.
The second paragraph is substantially the same as prior Rules 76.47 and 76.48, which were repealed on January 1, 1981.
Committee Note – 1981
This is new.
Compare: Prior Rule 76.04.
(Adopted June 10, 1980, effective January 1, 1981. Amended May 18, 1981, effective January 1, 1982; amended June 24, 1982, effective January 1, 1983.)