§2704. Expenses of abatement defrayed; poor debtor's oath
The expense of abating a nuisance by virtue of a warrant must be collected by the officer as damages and costs are collected on execution; except that the materials of buildings, fences or other things removed as a nuisance may be first levied upon and sold by the officer, and the proceeds, if any remain after paying the expense of removal, must be paid by the officer, on demand, to the defendant or the owner of the property. If the proceeds are not sufficient to satisfy the expenses, the officer shall collect the residue as described in section 2702. A person committed to jail on such a warrant may make use of the poor debtor's oath, as if the person had been committed on execution. If the expense cannot be collected of the defendant, it must be paid as costs in criminal prosecutions.
[RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. E, §18 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. E, §18 (COR).