12-1124

12-1124. Payment of compensation; effect of
failure to pay

Payment of compensation and damages may be made to a defendant or defendants
entitled thereto, or the money may be deposited in court and distributed to the defendant
or defendants entitled thereto. At the time the money is paid or deposited, all unpaid
property taxes which were levied as of the date of the order for immediate possession,
including penalties and interest, that are due on the property condemned shall be paid to
the county treasurer in the county in which the condemned property is located. If the
money is not so paid or deposited, the defendant or defendants or the county treasurer
may have execution as in civil actions, and if the money cannot be collected on
execution, the court, upon a showing to that effect, shall set aside and annul the entire
proceedings, and restore possession of the property to defendant or defendants, if
possession has been taken by plaintiff.