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Chapter 37 - Sheriffs


  • Section 1 - Election
  • Section 2 - Oath and Bond
  • Section 3 - Deputies; Appointment; Oath
  • Section 4 - Special Sheriff; Appointment; Oath; Bond; Powers
  • Section 5 - Special Sheriffs; Powers and Duties
  • Section 7 - Failure to Post Bond; Penalty
  • Section 8 - Suits on Bonds of Sheriffs
  • Section 9 - Copies of Sheriff's Bonds; Source; Use as Evidence
  • Section 10 - Suits Against Sheriff; Procedure for Satisfying Judgment
  • Section 11 - Duties of Sheriffs and Deputies; Service of Precepts
  • Section 12 - Duties of Sheriffs and Deputies; Service of Demands, Notices and Citations
  • Section 13 - Powers and Duties; Requisition of Aid
  • Section 14 - Service of Writs and Precepts After Removal
  • Section 15 - Service of Writs Against the Sheriff or Deputies
  • Section 16 - Attendance at Sessions of Courts
  • Section 17 - Salaries
  • Section 21 - Traveling Expenses
  • Section 21a - Travel Vouchers or Other Verification of Travel Expenses
  • Section 22 - Accounting of Fees; Disposition of Funds
  • Section 24 - Transportation of Prisoners or Persons in Custody; Sheriffs' Duties
  • Section 25 - Transportation of Prisoners or Persons in Custody; Costs; Appropriations; Report
  • Section 26 - Identification Cards for Full-Time Deputies
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