Statutes | Law and Order Code of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Community,Arizona Chapter 20 Article IX. ยง20-143 | 2020

A. A creditor may elect between bringing an action on the debt or repossession of personal property. If separate actions are brought on the debt and to repossess the personal property, the creditor shall elect between which to pursue and the other shall be dismissed.

B. A valid judgment entered by the Tribal Court in an action on the debt shall bar a subsequent repossession proceeding involving the same debt on the same personal property to the extent the original action on the debt would bar a subsequent action on the debt. Likewise, a valid judgment entered by the Tribal Court in a repossession proceeding shall bar a subsequent action on the debt involving the same debt on the same personal property.

(Law & Order Code 2006, § 20-143 Ft. McD. Res. No. 95-25, eff. 3-27-1995)