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Panel advances bill giving constables authority to accept payment plans instead of seizing property
Summary
Substitute to SB313 would allow constables to accept payments in lieu of levying and seizing household goods as part of judgment collection, providing an alternative collection tool; committee passed the substitute unanimously.
Senator Todd Wyler introduced substitute language for SB313 that would permit constables to accept payments in lieu of seizing personal property when enforcing judgments, giving judgment creditors and constables another tool to recover debts without the cost and delay of seizing and selling household goods.
John Sint, a longtime constable who spoke in the hearing, said…
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