§651-32 - Execution, district court; form.
§651-32 Execution, district court; form. Every district judge at the request of the party recovering any civil judgment in the judge's court, unless the judgment is duly appealed from, shall issue the judge's execution against the property of the party recovered against, which execution may be in the form established by the usage and practice of the issuing court and may be directed to any police officer of the judicial circuit in which the district court is situated; provided the defendant or any of the defendants is a resident of the circuit. [CC 1859, §1016; RL 1925, §2437; RL 1935, §4136; RL 1945, §10163; RL 1955, §233-31; am L 1963, c 108, §4; HRS §651-32; am L 1970, c 188, §§39, 40; am L 1998, c 36, §2]
Revision Note
In the form above, "...judicial circuit" following "To any police officer" has been substituted for "district of..." to give effect to L 1970, c 188.
Case Notes
Chose in action not subject to levy and sale upon execution. 26 H. 699.
Issuance of execution not necessary to perfect judgment lien. 28 H. 395, 397.