§ 34-55-3-5 Shares of stock

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34-55-3-5 Shares of stock

    Sec. 5. (a) Shares of stock in any corporation or company may be levied upon and sold in the county where the office and books, showing the shares of stock and stockholders of the corporation or company, are kept.

    (b) The sheriff shall transfer the stock, subject to the rights of the corporation or company.

    (c) The sheriff is entitled to access to the books of any corporation or company in the sheriff's county for the purpose of making the levy. If refused access, the court shall enforce the right.

    (d) The shares of stock subject to be levied upon are bound by the execution from the time of the levy. When the levy is made, the sheriff shall leave the notice of the levy with the officers of the company. The levy constitutes a lien upon the stock from the time of the levy.