§ 720.250

Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1364, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 1364.
(a)Except as otherwise provided by statute, if a third-party claim is timely filed, the levying officer may not do any of the following with respect to the personal property in which the security interest or lien is claimed:
(1)Sell the property.
(2)Deliver possession of the property to the creditor.
(3)Pay proceeds of collection to the creditor.
(b)The interest of a

secured party or lienholder in the property levied upon is not affected by the failure of the secured party or lienholder to file a third-party claim under this chapter.

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Third-Party Claim of Security Interest or Lien

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