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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
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AN ACT
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RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS; AMENDING SECTION
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ECUTIONS AND RETURNS, AN EXECUTION BOOK, AND GARNISHMENT FOR CHILD SUP-
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CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN EXECUTIONS AND TO PROVIDE
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CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS REGARDING A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION BY A JUDG-
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MENT DEBTOR OR THIRD PARTY, A MOTION TO CONTEST CLAIM AND HEARING, AND
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THE HOLDING AND RELEASE OF PROPERTY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS;
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EXECUTIONS AND RETURNS AND AN EXECUTION BOOK; AMENDING SECTION 11-703,
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WRIT OF EXECUTION OR GARNISHMENT, AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; AMENDING
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REVISE PROVISIONS REGARDING RETURNS ON CONTINUOUS WAGE GARNISHMENT AND
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CONTINUOUS GARNISHMENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT; AMENDING SECTION 11-706,
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PROVISIONS REGARDING FORMS FOR NOTICE OF EXEMPTIONS, INSTRUCTIONS TO
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DEBTORS AND THIRD PARTIES, AND A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION; AMENDING SECTION
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MENT DEBTOR AND THIRD PARTIES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL
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REGARDING SERVICE ON A JUDGMENT DEBTOR AND THIRD PARTIES BY A FINANCIAL
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REGARDING A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION'S OBLIGATIONS WHEN SERVED WITH A WRIT
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SIONS REGARDING THE LIABILITY OF A GARNISHEE; AMENDING SECTION 11-716,
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amended to read as follows:
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the judgment debtor's name, last known address, and, if known, other person-
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ally identifying information, and if it be for money, the amount thereof, and
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the amount actually due thereon, and if made payable in a specified kind of
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money, or currency, the execution must also state the kind of money or cur-
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tially as follows:
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(1) If it be against the property of the judgment debtor, it must re-
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sonal property of such debtor, and if sufficient personal property cannot
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be found, then out of his real property; or if the judgment be a lien upon
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real property, then out of the real property belonging to him on the day when
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the judgment was docketed, or at any time thereafter; or if the execution be
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on the day when the transcript of the docket was filed in the office of the
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(2) If it be against real or personal property in the hands of the per-
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sonal representatives, heirs, devisees, legatees, tenants, or trustees, it
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property.
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(3) If it be against the person of the judgment debtor, it must require
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til he pay the judgment, with interest, or be discharged according to law.
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(4) If it be issued on a judgment made payable in a specified kind of
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kind of money or currency in which the judgment is made payable, and the sher-
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iff must refuse payment in any other kind of money or currency; and in case of
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levy and sale of property of the judgment debtor, he must refuse payment from
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any purchaser at such sale in any other kind of money or currency than that
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manner required by this chapter, must pay to the plaintiff or party entitled
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to recover the same, the same kind of money or currency received by him, and
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in case of neglect or refusal so to do, he shall be liable on his official bond
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to the judgment creditor in three (3) times the amount of the money so col-
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lected.
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(5) If it be for the delivery of the possession of real or personal prop-
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scribing it, to the party entitled thereto, and may at the same time require
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same judgment, out of the personal property of the person against whom it was
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rendered, and the value of the property for which the judgment was rendered,
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to be specified therein, if a delivery thereof cannot be had; and if suffi-
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cient personal property cannot be found, then out of the real property, as
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provided in subsection (1) of this section.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-103. TIME WHEN RETURNABLE -- RECORD IN EXECUTION BOOK -- CONTIN-
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UOUS EXECUTION OR GARNISHMENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT. (a1) Except as provided
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in subsection (b2) of this section, the execution may be made returnable
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at any time not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days after its
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whom the judgment roll is filed. When the execution is returned, the clerk
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must attach it to the judgment roll. If any real estate be levied upon, the
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clerk must record the execution and the return thereto at large, and certify
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the same under his hand as true copies in a book to be called the "execution
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book," which book must be indexed with the names of the plaintiffs and de-
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fendants in execution alphabetically arranged, and kept open at all times
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during office hours for the inspection of the public without charge. It is
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evidence of the contents of the originals whenever they, or any part thereof,
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may be destroyed, mutilated or lost.
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(b2) Where an execution or garnishment against earnings or unemploy-
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ment benefits for a delinquent child support obligation is served upon any
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the judgment debtor, the execution and the garnishment shall operate con-
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the nonexempt portion of earnings or unemployment benefits at each succeed-
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ing earnings or unemployment benefits disbursement interval until released
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judgment for child support debt, in the dollar amount specifically set forth
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on the writ of execution and subject to garnishment as of the date the writ
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of execution is issued, is discharged or satisfied in full; provided, how-
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ever, that interim returns on such continuous execution or garnishment shall
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ever the amount collected in the fourteen (14) day period is at least equal
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to fifty dollars ($50.00), but in any event, interim returns on such con-
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thirty (30) days. The proportion of earnings subject to garnishment as com-
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pared to total available earnings or unemployment benefits shall be limited
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to the percentage restrictions on garnishment of wages for child support as
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amended to read as follows:
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TIONS IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES AT SAME TIME. (1) Where the execution is against
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property, or some part thereof, is situated. Such eExecutions on real or
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personal property may be issued at the same time to different counties.
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(2) Where the execution is against money deposited within a financial
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moneys as may come due to said judgment debtor as a result of the judgment
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to the judgment creditor.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-203. CLAIM OF EXEMPTION BY DEFENDANT OR THIRD-PARTY CLAIM -- MO-
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TION TO CONTEST CLAIM AND HEARING -- HOLDING AND RELEASE OF PROPERTY BY SHER-
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IFF OR COURT. (1) The following procedures shall apply to a claim by the de-
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fendant or the defendant's representative that property levied upon is ex-
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empt and to any claim by a third party that property levied upon is his prop-
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erty or that he has a security interest therein. The defendant or the defen-
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dant's representative shall complete the claim of exemption form as provided
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ten claim setting forth the grounds upon which he claims the property, and in
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the case of a secured party, also stating the dollar amount of the claim. Ex-
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cept as provided in subsection (h11) of this section, a claim of exemption or
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third-party claim may be filed only if property has been levied upon.
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(a2) The claim of exemption or third-party claim shall be delivered or
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required to be served upon the defendant and third parties under section
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iff or court within the fourteen (14) day period. In computing the fourteen
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(14) day period, intervening weekends and legal holidays shall be counted,
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but if the last day of the period falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the pe-
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riod shall be deemed to run until the close of business of the first business
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day following the weekend or holiday.
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(3) If the claim of exemption or third-party claim is delivered or
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court shall deliver or mail a copy thereof to the plaintiff or other person
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notification of the claim by telephone but must also mail a copy of the claim
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within one (1) business day as herein provided.
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(b4) The plaintiff or other person in whose favor the writ of execution
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runs shall have five (5) business days after the date a copy of the claim is
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the court stating the grounds upon which he contests the claim of exemption
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or third-party claim. If appropriate, wWhen the motion is filed, the plain-
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tiff shall lodge with the court a copy of the claim to which the motion per-
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tains. Hearing on the motion shall be set for a date within not less than
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five (5) nor more than twelve (12) days after the filing date of the motion
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and may be continued only at the request of the defendant. A copy of the mo-
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tion and notice of hearing shall be delivered or mailed to the defendant or
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third-party claimant on the date the motion is filed. The prevailing party
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cedure.
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motion has been filed. Such notification may be by telephone but a copy of
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the motion and notice of hearing shall also be mailed or hand delivered to the
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and not deliver to the plaintiff or sell or otherwise disperse or dispose of
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the property levied upon, except if perishable as provided by law, until the
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period for filing a claim has elapsed. Any plaintiff keeping property in his
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separate possession under this section must hold it in a client trust account
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otherwise ordered by the court, shall, after such period has elapsed, pro-
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ceed to sell or, deliver, or otherwise disperse or dispose of the property
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levied upon to the plaintiff or other person in whose favor the execution
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of a claim, the plaintiff or other person in whose favor the execution runs,
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tiff shall release the claimed property to the defendant or his agent.
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(d7) If a plaintiff or other person in whose favor the execution runs
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has failed to contest a claim of exemption within the time allowed by this
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section or if property has been determined by a court to be exempt, and
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the plaintiff or other person in whose favor the execution runs thereafter
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levies upon or otherwise seeks to apply the property toward the satisfaction
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of the same money judgment, the plaintiff or other person in whose favor the
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execution runs is not entitled to recover the subsequent costs of collection
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unless the property is applied to satisfaction of the judgment.
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(e8) If a security agreement to the third-party claimant is in default,
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rendering said claimant the legal right to possession, the claimant may file
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the defendant-debtor, or his agent; or, in lieu of said affidavit of release,
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the third-party claimant may file an affidavit setting forth the defendant-
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debtor's default and claiming possession under default and a hold harmless
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double the actual value of the property as stated in said third-party claim.
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erty to the third-party claimant, taking receipt therefor; these proceed-
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ings to be reported to the court by sheriff's return in the action.
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(f9) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the defen-
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dant from pursuing his common law remedies.
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(g10) Personal service shall be accomplished in the same manner pro-
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ing under this section shall be by first class mail. The date when an item is
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In computing any period of time prescribed in this section, the day of the act
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or event after which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be
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included.
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(h11) At any time after the entry of a judgment that may be enforced by
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debtor, or any third party who claims a security interest or other interest
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in the property of the judgment debtor, may move the court for an order of ex-
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emption identifying the property for which the exemption is claimed and set-
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ting forth the grounds, arising under this title or common law, upon which he
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claims an exemption or, in the case of a third party, an interest in the prop-
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erty, and in the case of a secured party, also stating the dollar amount of
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such secured party's claim.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-702. TIME WHEN RETURNABLE -- RECORD IN EXECUTION BOOK. A garnish-
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ment execution may be made returnable at any time not less than ten (10) but
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not more than ninety one hundred eighty-two (90182) days after its receipt
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judgment roll is filed. When the execution is returned, the clerk must at-
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tach it to the judgment roll and record the execution and the return thereto
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at large, and certify the same under his hand as true copies in a book to be
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called the "execution book," which book must be indexed with the names of
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the judgment creditors and judgment debtors in execution alphabetically ar-
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ranged, and kept open at all times during office hours for the inspection of
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the public without charge. It is evidence of the contents of the originals
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whenever they, or any part thereof, may be destroyed, mutilated or lost.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-703. GARNISHMENT -- SERVICE OF WRIT OF EXECUTION OR GARNISHMENT
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-- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. (1) Upon receiving written directions from the
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judgment creditor or his attorney, that any person or corporation, public or
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private, has in his or its possession or control, any credits or other per-
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sonal property belonging to the judgment debtor, or is owing any debt to the
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judgment debtor upon issuance of a writ by the clerk of the court pursuant to
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person, or corporation, public or private, that has in his or its possession
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or control any credits or other personal property belonging to the judgment
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debtor, or is owing any debt to the judgment debtor identified in the judg-
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ment creditor's written directions all of the following documents:
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(a) A copy of the writ;
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(b) A notice that such credits, or other property, or debts, as the case
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may be, are attached in pursuance of such writ;
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(c) A notice of exemptions available under federal and state law;
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(d) Instructions to debtors and third parties for asserting a claim of
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exemption;
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(e) A form for making a claim of exemption with two (2) pre-addressed
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ments and one (1) to the issuing court; and
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(f) If the garnishee is a financial institution, a search fee of five
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dollars ($5.00) and the last known mailing address of the judgment
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debtor and, if known, a tax identification number that will enable the
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garnishee to identify the judgment debtor on its records.
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The documents specified in paragraphs (c) through (e) of this subsection
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(2) In case of service upon a corporation including, but not limited to,
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any financial institution, the same may be had by delivering a copy of the
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papers to be served, if upon a private corporation, to any officer, manager
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or designated agent or designated electronic filing service thereof, and if
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upon a public or municipal corporation, to the mayor, president of the coun-
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cil or board of trustees, or any presiding officer, or to the secretary or
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clerk thereof.
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(3) In the event a financial institution operates more than one (1) of-
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nate a particular office or electronic filing service for the service of at-
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tachment, execution and garnishment papers. Such office may be located ei-
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shall post the list of such designated offices and electronic filing ser-
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vices on its web page for access by the public.
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If a financial institution operating more than one (1) office where de-
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posits are received has designated a particular office or electronic filing
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service for the attachment, execution, or garnishment, then service of such
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papers made on the office or electronic filing service so designated shall be
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valid and effective as to moneys to the judgment debtor's credit held in the
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possession or control of any of the financial institution's branches or of-
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If service of the attachment, execution or garnishment papers is not
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made on the designated office or electronic filing service of the financial
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institution, but instead is made on another office of the financial institu-
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and effective as to moneys to the judgment debtor's credit in that particular
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office and as to other personal property belonging to the judgment debtor
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held in the possession or control of that particular office, but shall only
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become valid and effective as to moneys to the judgment debtor's credit held
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in the possession or control of any of the financial institution's other of-
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fices upon receipt of the attachment, execution or garnishment papers by the
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designated office or electronic filing service. Such financial institution
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may, but is under no obligation to, transmit the original or a copy of the
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papers from the particular office served to the designated office.
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Service on any financial institution is effective as against the moneys
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and other personal property to the judgment debtor's credit which are in the
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possession or control of the financial institution named in the garnishment,
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but not any affiliate, parent or subsidiary not named. If the garnishment
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fails to sufficiently distinguish the financial institution from any affil-
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iate, parent or subsidiary thereof, such that it is not clear which entity is
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intended to be the garnishee, the garnishment may be returned unsatisfied.
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(4) The provisions of this section and sections 11-706, 11-707, 11-709
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11-704. EMPLOYER -- CONTINUOUS GARNISHMENT. When the garnishee is the
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employer of the judgment debtor, the judgment creditor, upon application to
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the court, shall have issued by the clerk of court, a continuing garnishment
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coming due to the judgment debtor as may come due to said judgment debtor
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as a result of the judgment debtor's employment. This continuing garnish-
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ment shall continue in force and effect until the judgment is satisfied.
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The judgment creditor shall be solely responsible for ensuring that the
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amounts garnished do not exceed the amount due on the judgment. If addi-
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tional garnishments are issued during the term of a continuing garnishment
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and the continuing garnishment is the maximum allowed under the provisions
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nishments cannot be served until the continuing garnishment is satisfied, or
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until unless the amount taken by the continuing garnishment is less than the
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maximum allowed. Additional garnishments shall be satisfied in the order
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in which they are served on the employer. Additional garnishments issued
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during the term of a continuing garnishment must be served in the order in
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which presented returned to the court as unsatisfied if no payments are made
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on the additional garnishments within one hundred eighty-two (182) days of
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its issuance by the clerk of the court.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-705. SHERIFF'S RETURNS ON CONTINUOUS WAGE GARNISHMENT AND CONTIN-
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UOUS GARNISHMENT FOR CHILD SUPPORT. (1) In the case of continuing garnish-
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tervals not to exceed fourteen (14) days, whenever the amount collected in
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the fourteen (14) day period is at least one hundred dollars ($100), but in
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any event, interim returns on such continuous garnishment shall be filed by
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(2) Where an execution or garnishment against earnings or unemployment
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benefits for a delinquent child support obligation is served upon any person
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ment debtor, the execution and the garnishment shall operate continuously
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empt portion of earnings or unemployment benefits at each succeeding earn-
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ings or unemployment benefits disbursement interval until released by the
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for child support debt, in the dollar amount specifically set forth on the
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writ of execution and subject to garnishment as of the date the writ of exe-
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cution is issued, is discharged or satisfied in full; provided however, that
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interim returns on such continuous execution or garnishment shall be filed
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amount collected in the fourteen (14) day period is at least equal to fifty
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dollars ($50.00), but in any event, interim returns on such continuous gar-
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days. The proportion of earnings subject to garnishment as compared to to-
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tal available earnings or unemployment benefits shall be limited to the per-
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centage restrictions on garnishment of wages for child support as provided
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11-706. DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY JUDGMENT CREDITOR -- DUTIES OF
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the writ and other documents required to be served for service on the judg-
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ment debtor and each additional party identified in the judgment creditor's
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written directions and shall provide an envelope addressed to each person
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required to be served. If the documents are to be mailed, proper postage
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copies or postage and shall make any additional copies and affix any addi-
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the actual costs of any additional copies and postage required, which costs
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Personal service shall be accomplished in the same manner provided for
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with a facsimile or electronic mail acknowledgment of such service by the
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garnishee. Unless otherwise provided to the contrary, the date when an item
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and the date of service shall be the date when the garnishee signs the return
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receipt for the certified mail or the date the garnishee sends its facsim-
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ile or electronic mail acknowledgment of service. In computing any period of
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time within which an act is to be accomplished, the day of the act after which
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the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included. The last
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day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it falls on a weekend
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or legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the close of business
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of the first business day after the weekend or holiday, except that this pro-
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vision shall not extend the time within which hearing on a motion to contest
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a claim of exemption or third-party claim must be set as provided in section
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shall not be required to investigate or assure the accuracy and completeness
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of the addresses of the parties to be served or any other information pro-
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vided by the judgment creditor.
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11-707. FORMS FOR NOTICE OF EXEMPTIONS, INSTRUCTIONS TO DEBTORS AND
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THIRD PARTIES AND CLAIM OF EXEMPTION. The forms used for notice of exemp-
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tions, instructions to debtors and third parties and claims of exemption
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shall be those prescribed by rules promulgated or orders issued by the
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supreme court and posted on the website of the supreme court. The forms shall
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be made available in English and Spanish language translations in the courts
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tice, written in Spanish, of the availability of these documents in Spanish
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translation shall be set forth on the notice of exemptions.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-709. SERVICE ON JUDGMENT DEBTOR AND THIRD PARTIES BY SHER-
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IFF. Within two (2) business days after service of the writ and other
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creditor shall hand deliver or mail to the judgment debtor and any third
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party named in the judgment creditor's written directions as a co-owner, or
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having an interest in the property or money to be levied upon, one (1) copy
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of all the documents and, if the garnishee is a financial institution, the
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The judgment creditor shall identify in the judgment creditor's written di-
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rections the last known mailing address of the judgment debtor and any third
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indicate on the return of the writ filed with the court the date and manner of
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service upon the judgment debtor and any third party and shall indicate the
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documents served.
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receives written answer from the garnishee stating that it has no money or
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other personal property belonging or owing to the judgment debtor, compli-
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ance with the provisions of this section shall not be required.
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11-710. SERVICE ON JUDGMENT DEBTOR AND THIRD PARTIES BY A FINANCIAL
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INSTITUTION. If the writ and notice of garnishment are served upon a finan-
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cial institution holding money or accounts belonging to the judgment debtor,
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the garnishee shall, within three (3) business days after such service, mail
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(1) To the judgment debtor at the address to which account statements or
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other pertinent account documentation are normally sent, or if the money is
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not in an account, to the last known address of the judgment debtor shown upon
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the records of the garnishee at the time of service upon it of the writ; and
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(2) To any other person shown upon the records of the garnishee as a
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co-owner or having an interest in the money or accounts garnished at the last
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known address of the third party shown upon the records of the garnishee at
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the time of service upon it of the writ.
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The financial institution shall be entitled to deduct a single fee of
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not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) from the money transferred to the sher-
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iff pursuant to the garnishment to cover the costs associated with the pro-
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cessing and service of the documents. The fee herein provided shall be the
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only processing and service fee to which the financial institution is enti-
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tled, regardless of the number of parties to which documents are sent, and
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notification of the release of the garnishment has been released as a result
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of a court determination that the money is exempt or a failure by the judgment
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creditor to contest the claim of exemption, the garnishee shall recredit the
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fee to the judgment debtor's account or reimburse the judgment debtor there-
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for and the judgment creditor shall reimburse the garnishee for the fee.
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The garnishee shall indicate in the answer to interrogatories as pro-
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documents upon the judgment debtor and any third party as herein required but
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shall not be required to disclose the names or addresses of any third party
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served.
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The garnishee shall only be required to serve on the judgment debtor,
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and any third-party third party, copies of those documents served upon it by
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11-714. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OBLIGATIONS WHEN SERVED WITH WRIT OF
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GARNISHMENT. (1) If a notice of garnishment is served upon a financial insti-
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tution that has an account or accounts of the judgment debtor, the financial
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institution shall conduct a garnishment review of all accounts in the name of
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the judgment debtor before taking any action that may affect funds in those
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accounts.
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(2) The garnishment review shall be limited to the sixty-four (640) day
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period immediately preceding the date of service upon the financial insti-
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tution of the garnishment. Solely for purposes of the garnishment review,
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any balance in the accounts on the sixty-fourth sixtieth day immediately
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preceding the date of service upon the financial institution of the garnish-
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ment shall be deemed to be exempt. If the financial institution determines,
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solely from information transmitted to the financial institution by the
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payor, that one (1) or more payments of exempt funds as described in section
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deposit payment in an account of the debtor, the total balance of deposited
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exempt funds in the debtor account is not subject to garnishment.
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(3) The financial institution conducting the garnishment review need
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only review information transmitted to the financial institution by the
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payor of direct or electronic deposit payments in making its determination
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that funds in the accounts are of the types of payments described in section
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the garnishment review shall have no obligation to inquire into the source
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of funds or examine any deposit item made by any means other than direct or
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electronic deposit, even if such review would disclose that the funds so
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deposited may be exempt from garnishment as described in section 11-713(1),
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(4) If a notice of right to garnish federal benefits from the United
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States government or from a state child support enforcement agency is at-
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tached to or included in the garnishment as provided in 31 CFR 212, the finan-
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cial institution shall not conduct a garnishment account review under this
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section and shall proceed on the garnishment.
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(5) A financial institution conducting a garnishment review as re-
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quired by this section is immune from civil liability to the garnishor,
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judgment debtor or account owner from any act or omission with respect to the
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garnishment review, including without limitation, any incorrect determina-
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tion made after applying good faith methods for determining whether funds in
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an account are exempt. If a court determines that a financial institution
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erred in its identification of funds in an account as exempt or nonexempt,
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the sole remedy in exemption proceedings shall be issuance of an order of the
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court that the financial institution must adjust its actions with respect to
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a writ of execution as soon as possible. A financial institution is not li-
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able to an account holder or garnishor, and may not be assessed any penalty,
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by reason of any action or inaction in good faith including:
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(a) Failure to deliver any funds;
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(b) Failure to refuse to deliver any funds;
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(c) Failure to provide the required notices to an account holder;
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(d) Customary clearing and settlement adjustments made to a judgment
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debtor's account that affect the balance in the debtor's account; and
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(e) Any bona fide errors that occur despite reasonable procedures im-
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plemented by the financial institution to prevent those errors.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-715. LIABILITY OF GARNISHEE. All persons having in their posses-
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sion or under their control, any credits or other personal property belong-
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ing to the judgment debtor, at the time of service upon them of a copy of the
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be, unless such property be delivered up or transferred, or such debts be
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the amount of such credits, property, or debts, until the garnishment be dis-
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charged or any the judgment recovered by him be satisfied.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-716. NOTICE OF GARNISHMENT -- DISCHARGE OF GARNISHEE. Any person
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who has been served with a copy of the writ and notice as provided in sec-
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deemed a garnishee, and service of copy of writ and the notice therein pro-
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vided for, shall, for the purpose of sections 11-708, 11-711, 11-716, 11-719
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nishment, and whenever any person garnishee shall have been served with no-
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tice of garnishment as herein defined, he may discharge himself by paying
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him to the judgment debtor, or a portion thereof sufficient to discharge the
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claim of the judgment creditor, or any or all money of the judgment debtor
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in his hands to a similar amount, taking a receipt therefor from the officer
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all liability to the extent of such payment, and that shall be held by the
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of which the writ issued.
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11-728. FEE FOR EMPLOYER -- GARNISHEE. When the garnishee is the em-
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ployer of the judgment debtor, the garnishee may deduct a onetime fee to
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cover the costs associated with administering the garnishment. The fee to
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be deducted shall not exceed ten dollars ($10.00) and shall be deducted from
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judgment creditor.
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amended to read as follows:
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resolution of the board for serving an initial order of garnishment and writ
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of execution. The board may also set an additional lesser fee for making an
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interim return on a continuing garnishment to show disbursement of moneys
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over money from any money garnishment, and including wage garnishment or fi-
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nancial institution garnishment. These fees shall be established using cri-
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teria determined by the board not to exceed actual costs directly incurred
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for order of garnishment and writ of execution service.
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(2) At the time of adoption of the resolution establishing any fee au-
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site all the criteria used to establish the total fee and the value of each
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criterion's proportionate share of the total fee. The initial garnishment
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and continuing service fee herein allowed shall be collected from the judg-
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ment debtor.
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(3) A judgment creditor may charge fees for serving a writ and levying
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of an execution. Such fee shall not exceed the actual costs directly in-
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curred, up to a maximum of twenty dollars ($20.00). If service is done elec-
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tronically, a judgment creditor may not charge a fee. A judgment creditor
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may charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for copying and making each interim
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return on a continuing garnishment to show disbursement of moneys held by the
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judgment creditor. The fees shall be collected from the judgment debtor as
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an additional amount added to the writ of execution.