Title 12, Title 12: Court Procedure

§ 4916. Verdict of guilty, restitution ordered when; fine When the jury finds the person against whom the complaint is made guilty of such forcible entry or detainer, the district judge shall enter up judgment for the complainant to have restitution of the premises, and impose su…

§ 4917. Costs; verdict guilty In his or her writ of restitution, the district judge may order the costs taxed to be levied. (Amended 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. April 9, 1974.)

§ 4918. Costs; verdict not guilty When the jury finds that the person complained against is not guilty, the district judge shall tax costs against the complainant, and issue execution accordingly. Costs shall not be taxed against such complainant when the party complained against…

§ 4919. Proceedings when respondent cannot be found When the sheriff or his or her deputy cannot find the party against whom the warrant is issued, six business days before the time appointed for returning the same, he or she may leave a true and attested copy thereof at the usua…

§ 4920. Trespass for treble damages The complainant in an action for forcible entry and detainer, who recovers against the person complained of, may recover treble damages, with costs of suit, by an action for trespass against the offender.

§ 4921. Entry or detainer without force—complaint; trial; writ of restitution When a person wrongfully and without force obtains or continues in possession of lands or tenements, and does not quit such possession after demand made in writing for the delivery of the possession the…

§ 4922. Mode of original process; no fine As in civil causes, the original process in such proceeding shall be by summons or attachment, and the person complained against shall not be fined.

§ 4923. Action of trespass to recover damages The complainant who recovers against the person complained of in an action of entry and detainer commenced under the provisions of section 4921 of this title may recover treble damages from the time of notice given to quit the premise…

§ 4924. Exceptions Section 4921 of this title shall not apply where a person, with or without force, holds over lands or tenements after the determination of the time for which the same were leased or demised, by a written lease or agreement accepted by the tenant or to a person …

§ 4926. Limitation of action An action shall not be maintained under this chapter against a person who has continued in possession three years after the determination of the time for which the premises are demised or let to him or her or those under whom he or she claims, or agai…