TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 13. EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT

Part 6. Property Exempt From Execution

Personal Property Exempt Subject To Value Limitations

25-13-609. Personal property exempt subject to value limitations. A judgment debtor is entitled to exemption from execution of the following:

(1) the judgment debtor's interest, not to exceed $4,500 in aggregate value, to the extent of a value not exceeding $600 in any item of property, in household furnishings and goods, appliances, jewelry, wearing apparel, books, firearms and other sporting goods, animals, feed, crops, and musical instruments;

(2) the judgment debtor's interest, not to exceed $2,500 in value, in one motor vehicle; and

(3) the judgment debtor's interest, not to exceed $3,000 in aggregate value, in any implements, professional books, and tools, of the trade of the judgment debtor or a dependent of the judgment debtor.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 302, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 397, L. 2007.