Sec. 17. If the sheriff dies or leaves office before the return of an execution, the sheriff's successor or other officer authorized to discharge the duties of the office shall proceed in the same manner that the sheriff should have done.
Ind. Code § 34-55-1-17
Sheriff; death or vacancy in office
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
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