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IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1137
BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE
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AN ACT
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NISHMENT, TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING
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OF CERTAIN FORMS AND TO REVISE A CERTAIN NOTICE FORM; AMENDING SECTION
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY OF A GARNISHEE; AMENDING SECTION
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LATING TO NOTICE OF GARNISHMENT AND DISCHARGE OF A GARNISHEE AND TO MAKE
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THAT NO SERVING ATTORNEY SHALL BE LIABLE TO BE SUMMONED AS A GARNISHEE;
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THE FORM OF A CERTAIN WRIT AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING
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AND TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TIMING OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
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TO CONTEST A CLAIM, TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE HOLDING AND
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TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROCEEDS SHALL BE PAYED TO THE JUDGMENT CREDITOR
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AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 32, TITLE 31,
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PROVIDE THAT A SERVING ATTORNEY MAY CHARGE REASONABLE FEES FOR SERVICES
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AND MAY CHARGE A COMMISSION.
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amended to read as follows:
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8-507. GARNISHMENT -- SERVICE OF WRIT OF ATTACHMENT, EXECUTION,
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OR GARNISHMENT -- BANKS. (a) Upon receiving written directions from the
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plaintiff judgment creditor or his attorney, that any person or corporation,
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public or private, has in his or its possession or control, any credits or
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other personal property belonging to the defendant, or is owing any debt
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employee or agent shall serve upon in the manner provided in section 8-507D,
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judgment creditor's written directions all of the following documents:
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(1) aA copy of the writ;
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(2) aA notice that such credits, or other property, or debts, as the
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case may be, are attached in pursuance of such writ;
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(3) aA notice of exemptions available under federal and state law;
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(4) iInstructions to debtors and third parties for asserting a claim of
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exemption;
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(5) aA form for making a claim of exemption with two (2) preaddressed
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issuing court; and
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(6) iIf the garnishee is a bank or depository institution, a search fee
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of five dollars ($5.00) and the last known mailing address of the defen-
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dant and, if known, a tax identification number, that will enable the
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garnishee to identify the defendant on its records.
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The documents specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall contain,
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as part of the required notice, the following instructions:
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"Only one (1) order of garnishment against earnings may be in effect
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against a judgment debtor at any given time. If there is an order of
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garnishment currently in effect, the employer shall return the enclosed
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effect. Upon returning the enclosed order, the employer shall identify
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the following:
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2. The court issuing the garnishment that is in place;
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3. The court case number that corresponds with the garnishment
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that is in place;
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4. The balance remaining on the garnishment that is in place; and
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5. The estimated date that the garnishment will be satisfied."
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The documents specified in paragraphs (3) through (5) of this subsection
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shall be in a form substantially similar to the form provided in section
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(b) In case of service upon a corporation including, but not limited to,
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any banking or trust corporation, the same may be had by delivering serving
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be served, if upon a private corporation, to any officer, manager or desig-
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nated agent thereof, and if upon a public or municipal corporation, to the
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mayor, president of the council or board of trustees, or any presiding offi-
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cer, or to the secretary or clerk thereof.
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In the event a banking or trust corporation operates more than one (1)
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nate a particular office for the service of attachment, execution and gar-
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nishment papers. Such office may be located either within or outside the
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designated offices on its web page for access by the public.
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If a banking or trust corporation operating more than one (1) office
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where deposits are received has designated a particular office for the at-
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tachment, execution, or garnishment, then service of such papers made on
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the office so designated shall be valid and effective as to moneys to the
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defendant's credit held in the possession or control of any of the banking or
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trust corporation's branches or offices located within or outside the state
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If service of the attachment, execution or garnishment papers is not
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made on the designated office of the banking or trust corporation, but in-
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stead is made on another office of the banking or trust corporation located
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tive as to moneys to the defendant's credit in that particular office and as
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to other personal property belonging to the defendant held in the possession
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or control of that particular office, but shall only become valid and effec-
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tive as to moneys to the defendant's credit held in the possession or control
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of any of the bank or trust corporation's other offices upon receipt of the
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attachment, execution or garnishment papers by the designated office. Such
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banking or trust corporation may, but is under no obligation to, transmit
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the original or a copy of the papers from the particular office served to the
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designated office.
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Service on any banking or trust corporation is effective as against the
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moneys and other personal property to the defendant's credit which are in the
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possession or control of the banking or trust corporation named in the gar-
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nishment, but not any affiliate, parent or subsidiary not named. If the gar-
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nishment fails to sufficiently distinguish the banking or trust corporation
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from any affiliate, parent or subsidiary thereof, such that it is not clear
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which entity is intended to be the garnishee, the garnishment may be returned
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unsatisfied.
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(c) The provisions of this section and sections 8-507A through 8-507D,
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(d) For the purposes of chapter 5, title 8, and chapters 1 through 3, ti-
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amended to read as follows:
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ATTORNEY. Within two (2) business days after service of the writ and other
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a bank or other depository institution, within one (1) business day, the
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or mail to the defendant and any third party named in plaintiff's the judg-
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ment creditor's written directions as a co-owner or having an interest in
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the property or money to be levied upon, one (1) copy of all the documents
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and if the garnishee is a bank or depository institution, the search fee and
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The plaintiff judgment creditor shall identify in the plaintiff's judgment
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creditor's written directions the last known mailing address of the defen-
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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 defendant and any third party and shall indicate the docu-
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ments 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 defendant, compliance with
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the provisions of this section shall not be required.
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amended to read as follows:
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8-507C. FORMS. The notice of exemptions, instructions to debtors and
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third parties, and the claim of exemption shall be in a form substantially
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similar to the form hereinafter provided. The forms shall be made available
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written in Spanish, of the availability of these documents in Spanish trans-
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lation shall be set forth on the notice of exemptions.
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IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE/NOTICIA LEGAL IMPORTANTE
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YOUR MONEY/PROPERTY BACK SO READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY.
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SI SOLAMENTE HABLA ESPANOL PUEDE OBTENER UNA FORMA EN ESPANOL EN EL
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DEPARTAMENTO DEL SHERIFE O EN LA OFICINA DEL ABOGADO.
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The enclosed writ of execution and/or notice of garnishment has directed the
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personal property in order to satisfy a court judgment.
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property. You have FOURTEEN (14) DAYS after the date of mailing or personal
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serving attorney. An exemption from levy entitles you to obtain the release
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of your money and personal property.
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The following is a partial list of money and personal property that may be ex-
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ERNMENTAL BENEFITS SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY, SSI, VETERANS, RAILROAD RETIRE-
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MENT, MILITARY, AND WELFARE ARE EXEMPT FROM LEVY IN MOST CASES UNDER FEDERAL
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LAW.
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This list may not be complete and may not include all exemptions that apply
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in your case because of periodic changes in the law. Additionally, some of
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the exemptions may not apply in full or under all circumstances. There may be
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special requirements for child support. You or your attorney should read the
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exemption statutes which apply to you.
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If you believe the money or personal property that is being levied upon is ex-
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empt, you should immediately file a claim of exemption. If you fail to make
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money to the plaintiff judgment creditor, or the property may be sold at an
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execution sale, perhaps at a price substantially below its value, and you may
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have to bring further court action to recover the money and property.
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agent cannot give you legal advice. Therefore, if you have any questions
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concerning your rights in this action, you should consult an attorney as soon
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inc. to inquire if you are eligible for their assistance.
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SOME EXEMPTIONS TO WHICH YOU MAY BE ENTITLED
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Type of Money and Property
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1. Alimony, support, maintenance (money or property)
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2. Appliances (household) ($750 per item, up to $7,500 gross)
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3. Annuity contract payments
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4. Bodily injury and wrongful death awards*
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5. Books (professional) up to $2,500
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6. Burial plots
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7. Child support payments*
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8. Disability or illness benefits*
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9. Furnishings (household) ($750 per item, up to $7,500 gross)
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10. Health aids
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11. Homestead, house, mobile home, and related structures
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12. Jewelry (up to $1,000)
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13. Life insurance benefits payable to spouse or dependent*
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14. Medical and/or hospital benefits
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15. Military retirement and survivor's benefits
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16. Motor vehicle: car, truck, motorcycle with a value of up to $7,000
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per person
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17. Pension: stock bonus, profit sharing annuity, or similar plans
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18. Personal property: ($750 per item, up to $7,500 gross) (furnish-
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ings, appliances, one firearm, animals, musical instruments, books,
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clothes, family portraits and heirlooms)
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19. Public assistance: federal, state, or local including: Aid to
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Aged, Blind and Disabled (AABD); Aid to Families with Dependent Chil-
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dren (AFDC); Aid to Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)
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20. Public Employee's Benefits including Federal Civil Service Retire-
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21. Railroad Retirement Benefits
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22. Retirement, pension or profit sharing plan qualified by IRS
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23. Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits
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24. SSI (Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits)
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25. Tools of trade and implements up to $2,500
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26. Unemployment benefits
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27. Veterans benefits and insurance
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28. Wages or salary:
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Consumer debts primarily for personal or household purposes: ex-
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emption is 30 times the federal minimum wage or 25% of disposable
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income, whichever is greater
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Nonconsumer debts: exemption is 30 times the federal minimum wage
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or 25% of disposable income, whichever is greater
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29. Worker's compensation
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30. An unmatured life insurance contract other than a credit life in-
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surance contract
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31. An aggregate interest, not to exceed $5,000, in any accrued divi-
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dend or interest under, or loan value of, an unmatured life insurance
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contract under which the insured is the individual or a person of whom
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the individual is a dependent
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32. An aggregate interest in any tangible personal property, not to ex-
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ceed the value of $800
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*To the extent reasonably necessary for support of family and if not commin-
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gled with other funds.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO DEFENDANTS AND THIRD PARTIES
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In order to claim an exemption from execution and garnishment under
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holding or known to have an interest in the money and/or personal property,
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must:
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PROPERTY AND TO THE ISSUING COURT USING THE PREADDRESSED
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SERVING ATTORNEY'S AND COURT'S STREET ADDRESSES), WITHIN
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INSTRUCTIONS, NOTICE OF EXEMPTIONS AND FORM FOR FILING A
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CLAIM OF EXEMPTION. IF YOU MAIL A CLAIM OF EXEMPTION, IT MUST
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FOURTEEN (14) DAY PERIOD.
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or judgment creditor within one (1) business day, excluding
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weekends and holidays, that you filed a claim of exemption.
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The judgment creditor has five (5) business days, excluding
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weekends and holidays, after the date notice was provided
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serving attorney, to file a motion with the court contesting
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the claim of exemption.
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attorney that he will not object to the claim of exemption or
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does not file a motion with the court contesting the claim of
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return the money and/or personal property or notify the
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bank or depository institution to release the money and/or
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personal property which has been levied upon.
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CONTESTING THE CLAIM OF EXEMPTION, YOU, THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR
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MOTION AND NOTICE OF HEARING. A HEARING WILL BE HELD WITHIN
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NOT LESS THAN FIVE (5) NOR MORE THAN TWELVE (12) DAYS AFTER
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THE FILING DATE OF THE MOTION. YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
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EXPLAIN THE GROUNDS FOR CLAIMING THE EXEMPTION IN COURT
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ON THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR THE HEARING. YOU SHOULD BRING
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WHATEVER DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM.
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5. This is a notice, not legal advice. If you have any questions
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concerning your rights in this action, you should contact
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an attorney as soon as possible. If you are low income and
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cannot afford an attorney you may contact the nearest office
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assist you.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE .... JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
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Plaintiff(s),
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vs
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Defendant(s).
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CASE NO.
CLAIM OF EXEMPTION
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I claim an exemption from levy for the following described money and/or
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property:
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a. Money, including money in a bank account, which was paid to me or my
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family as:
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.... Public assistance of any kind
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.... Social security or SSI
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.... Worker's compensation
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.... Unemployment benefits
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.... Child support
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.... Retirement, pension, or profit sharing benefits
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.... Military or veterans benefits
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.... Life insurance or other insurance
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.... Disability, illness, medical or hospital benefits
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.... Alimony, support or maintenance
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.... Annuity contract benefits
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.... Bodily injury or wrongful death awards
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.... Other money (describe) ................................
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.... Wages (Do not check this box until you have first talked
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to your employer to see if he correctly calculated your
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exemption according to the formula under item 28 on
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the form entitled "SOME EXEMPTIONS TO WHICH YOU MAY BE
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ENTITLED." Then check this box only if you believe your
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employer's calculation is incorrect.)
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b. Property:
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.... Professional books
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.... Burial plots
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.... Health aids
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.... Homestead, house, mobile home and related structures
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.... Jewelry
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.... Car, truck or motorcycle
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.... Tools and implements
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.... Appliances, furnishings, firearms, animals, musical
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instruments, books, clothes, family portraits and
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heirlooms
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.... Other property (describe)
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Defendant or
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Representative
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8-507D. DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY PLAINTIFF JUDGMENT CREDITOR --
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COMPUTATION. With respect to any attachment, garnishment or execution, the
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with sufficient copies of the writ and other documents required to be served
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for service on the defendant and each additional party identified in the
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plaintiff's judgment creditor's written directions and shall provide an
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envelope addressed to each person required to be served. If the documents
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torney or serving attorney's employee or agent shall not delay service for
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lack of sufficient copies or postage and shall make any additional copies
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may charge the plaintiff judgment creditor for the actual costs of any addi-
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tional copies and postage required, which costs shall be in addition to the
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Personal service shall be accomplished in the same manner provided for
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ney or serving attorney's employee or agent shall have the option of accom-
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of such service by the garnishee. Unless otherwise provided to the contrary,
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the date of mailing and the date of service shall be the date when the gar-
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nishee signs the return receipt for the certified mail or the date the gar-
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nishee sends its facsimile acknowledgment of service. In computing any pe-
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riod of time within which an act is to be accomplished, the day of the act af-
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ter which the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included.
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The last day of the period so computed is to be included, unless it falls on
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a weekend or legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the close of
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business of the first business day after the weekend or holiday, except that
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this provision shall not extend the time within which hearing on a motion to
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contest a claim of exemption or third party claim must be set as provided in
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or agent shall not be required to investigate or assure the accuracy and com-
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pleteness of the addresses of the parties to be served or any other informa-
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tion provided by the plaintiff judgment creditor.
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amended to read as follows:
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8-508. LIABILITY OF GARNISHEE. All persons having in their possession
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or under their control, any credits or other personal property belonging to
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the defendant, at the time of service upon them of a copy of the writ and no-
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tice, as provided in the last two (2) sections, shall be, unless such prop-
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or to the serving attorney, liable to the plaintiff judgment creditor for
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the amount of such credits, property, or debts, until the attachment be dis-
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charged or any judgment recovered by him be satisfied.
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amended to read as follows:
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8-509. EXAMINATION OF GARNISHEE. (a) Any person owing debts to the de-
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fendant, or having in his possession or under his control, any credits or
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other personal property belonging to the defendant, may be required to at-
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tend before the court or judge, or a referee appointed by the court or judge,
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and be examined on oath respecting the same. If the garnishee be a corpora-
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tion the officer or agent thereof having knowledge of the fact sought to be
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established may be required to attend and give evidence thereof. The defen-
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dant may also be required to attend for the purpose of giving information re-
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specting his property and may be examined on oath. The court or judge may,
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after such examination, order personal property capable of manual delivery
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to any liens or claims against the same, and a memorandum to be given of all
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other personal property, containing the amount and description thereof.
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(b) When the garnishee is the employer of the judgment debtor, the judg-
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ment creditor, upon application to the court, shall have issued by the clerk
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of court, a continuing garnishment directing the employer-garnishee to pay
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the judgment debtor as may come due to said judgment debtor as a result of the
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judgment debtor's employment. This continuing garnishment shall continue
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in force and effect until the judgment is satisfied. The creditor shall be
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solely responsible for insuring that the amounts garnished do not exceed the
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amount due on the judgment. If additional garnishments are issued during
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the term of a continuing garnishment and the continuing garnishment is the
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ditional garnishments cannot be served until the continuing garnishment is
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satisfied, or until the amount taken by the continuing garnishment is less
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than the maximum allowed; additional garnishments issued during the term of
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a continuing garnishment must be served in the order in which presented.
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amended to read as follows:
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8-510. 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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Code, shall be deemed a garnishee, and service of copy of writ and the notice
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therein provided for, shall, for the purpose of sections 8-510-- through
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person shall have been served with notice of garnishment as herein defined,
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the serving attorney all debts owing by him to the defendant, or a portion
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thereof sufficient to discharge the claim of the plaintiff judgment credi-
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tor, or any or all money of the defendant in his hands to a similar amount,
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which shall discharge such person from any and all liability to the extent of
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attorney subject to the orders of the court out of which the writ issued.
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amended to read as follows:
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constable, serving attorney or other officer charged with the collection of
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money shall, prior to the return day of the execution upon which the same may
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lector or municipal corporation or any officer thereof, nor administrator or
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executor of any estate, prior to the allowance of a demand found to be due by
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his estate, or prior to an order of distribution or for the payment of debts
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and legacies, be liable in their official capacities as garnishee.
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amended to read as follows:
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11-102. FORM OF WRIT. The writ of execution must shall be issued in the
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name of the people, sealed with the seal of the court, and subscribed by the
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may be directed to a serving attorney, and it must shall intelligently re-
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is filed, and if it be for money, the amount thereof, and the amount actually
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due thereon, and if made payable in a specified kind of money, or currency,
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the execution must shall also state the kind of money or currency in which the
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substantially as follows:
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(1) If it be against the property of the judgment debtor, it must shall
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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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such property.
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(3) If it be against the person of the judgment debtor, it must shall
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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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to satisfy the same in the kind of money or currency in which the judgment is
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in any other kind of money or currency; and in case of levy and sale of prop-
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erty of the judgment debtor, he must shall refuse payment from any purchaser
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at such sale in any other kind of money or currency than that specified in the
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the manner required by this chapter, must shall pay to the plaintiff judgment
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creditor or party entitled to recover the same, the same kind of money or cur-
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rency received by him, and in case of neglect or refusal so to do, he shall be
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liable on his official bond to the judgment creditor in three (3) times the
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amount of the money so collected.
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(5) If it be for the delivery of the possession of real or personal
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same, describing it, to the party entitled thereto, and may at the same time
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ered by the same judgment, out of the personal property of the person against
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whom it was rendered, and the value of the property for which the judgment
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was rendered, to be specified therein, if a delivery thereof cannot be had;
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and if sufficient personal property cannot be found, then out of the real
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property, as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
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11-103. TIME WHEN RETURNABLE -- RECORD IN EXECUTION BOOK -- CONTINU-
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subsection (b) of this section, the execution may be made returnable at any
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time not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days after its receipt by
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filed. When the execution is returned, the clerk must attach it to the judg-
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ment roll. If any real estate be levied upon, the clerk must record the ex-
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ecution and the return thereto at large, and certify the same under his hand
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as true copies in a book to be called the "execution book," which book must
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be indexed with the names of the plaintiffs and defendants in execution al-
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phabetically arranged, and kept open at all times during office hours for the
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inspection of the public without charge. It is evidence of the contents of
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the originals whenever they, or any part thereof, may be destroyed, muti-
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lated or lost.
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(b) 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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or until the judgment for child support debt, in the dollar amount specif-
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ically set forth on the writ of execution and subject to garnishment as of
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the date the writ of execution is issued, is discharged or satisfied in full;
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provided, however, that interim returns on such continuous execution or gar-
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to exceed fourteen (14) days, whenever the amount collected in the fourteen
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(14) day period is at least equal to fifty dollars ($50.00), but in any event,
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or by the serving attorney at intervals not to exceed thirty (30) days. The
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proportion of earnings subject to garnishment as compared to total avail-
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able earnings or unemployment benefits shall be limited to the percentage
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restrictions on garnishment of wages for child support as provided in sec-
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TIME. Where the execution is against the property of the judgment debtor it
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the execution is for a bank garnishment or other money garnishment it shall
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defendant or the defendant's representative that property, as provided in
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party that property levied upon is his property or that he has a security
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interest therein. The defendant or the defendant's representative shall
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Code. A third party claimant shall prepare a written claim setting forth the
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grounds upon which he claims the property, and in the case of a secured party,
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also stating the dollar amount of the claim. A claim of exemption or third
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party claim may be filed only if property has been levied upon.
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(a1) The claim of exemption or third party claim shall be delivered or
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or mails the documents required to be served upon the defendant and third
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period. In computing the fourteen (14) day period, intervening weekends and
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legal holidays shall be counted, but if the last day of the period falls on a
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weekend or legal holiday, the period shall be deemed to run until the close of
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business of the first business day following the weekend or holiday.
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serving attorney shall deliver or mail a copy thereof to the plaintiff
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judgment creditor or other person in whose favor the writ of execution runs.
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telephone but must also mail a copy of the claim within one (1) business day
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as herein provided.
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(b2) The plaintiff judgment creditor or other person in whose favor the
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writ of execution runs shall have five (5) business days after the date a copy
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within which to file a motion with the court stating the grounds upon which
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he contests the claim of exemption or third party claim. When the motion is
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filed, the plaintiff judgment creditor shall lodge with the court a copy of
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the claim to which the motion pertains. Hearing on the motion shall be set
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for a date within not less than five (5) nor more than twelve (12) days af-
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ter the filing date of the motion and may be continued only at the request of
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the defendant. A copy of the motion and notice of hearing shall be delivered
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or mailed to the defendant or third party claimant on the date the motion is
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filed. The prevailing party at the hearing may be awarded costs pursuant to
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Within the period for filing a motion to contest, the moving party shall
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Such notification may be by telephone but a copy of the motion and notice of
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torney within the filing period herein prescribed.
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plaintiff judgment creditor or sell the property levied upon, except if per-
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ishable as provided by law, until the period for filing a claim has elapsed.
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not filed with him within that period and unless otherwise ordered by the
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court, shall, after such period has elapsed, proceed to sell or deliver the
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property levied upon to the plaintiff judgment creditor or other person in
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serving attorney of the filing of a claim, the plaintiff judgment creditor or
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serving attorney that the claim will be uncontested or fails to notify the
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attorney shall release the claimed property to the defendant or his agent.
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(d4) If a plaintiff judgment creditor or other person in whose favor
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the execution runs has failed to contest a claim of exemption within the time
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allowed by this section or if property has been determined by a court to be
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exempt, and the plaintiff judgment creditor or other person in whose favor
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the execution runs thereafter levies upon or otherwise seeks to apply the
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property toward the satisfaction of the same money judgment, the plaintiff
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judgment creditor or other person in whose favor the execution runs is not
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entitled to recover the subsequent costs of collection unless the property
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is applied to satisfaction of the judgment.
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(e5) 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
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the defendant-debtor, or his agent; or, in lieu of said affidavit of re-
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lease, the third party claimant may file an affidavit setting forth the
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defendant-debtor's default and claiming possession under default and a hold
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dant-debtor in double the actual value of the property as stated in said
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shall release said property to the third party claimant, taking receipt
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therefor; these proceedings to be reported to the court by the sheriff's
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return in the action.
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(f6) 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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(g7) Personal service shall be accomplished in the same manner provided
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shall be by first class mail. The date when an item is deposited in the United
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States mails shall constitute the date of mailing. In computing any period
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of time prescribed in this section, the day of the act or event after which
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the designated period of time begins to run is not to be included.
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amended to read as follows:
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the term:
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(1.) "Earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal
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services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or oth-
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erwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement
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program.
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(2.) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of any indi-
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vidual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts re-
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quired by law to be withheld.
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(3.) "Employee or agent" means a person who is employed or directly su-
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pervised by a serving attorney who possesses the authority to control the de-
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tails of the activities to be performed by the employee or agent on behalf
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of the serving attorney, including how such activities will be performed and
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whether such activities will continue or cease.
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(4) "Garnishment" means any legal or equitable procedure through which
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the earnings of any individual are required to be withheld for payment of any
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debt.
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(5) "Serving attorney" means an attorney who is an active member of the
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amended to read as follows:
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against the property of the judgment debtor by levying on a sufficient amount
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of property if there be sufficient; collecting or selling the things in ac-
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tion, and selling the other property, and paying to the plaintiff judgment
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creditor or his attorney so much of the proceeds as will satisfy the judg-
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ment. Any excess in the proceeds over the judgment and accruing costs must be
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returned to the judgment debtor unless otherwise directed by the judgment or
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order of the court. When there is more property of the judgment debtor than
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is sufficient to satisfy the judgment and accruing costs within the view of
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debtor may indicate, if the property indicated be amply sufficient to sat-
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isfy the judgment and costs.
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apply to a levy upon personal property.
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31-3203A. SERVING ATTORNEY GARNISHMENT FEES. A serving attorney,
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services, provided that such fees shall not exceed the fees charged by the
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fees, a serving attorney may charge a commission for receiving and paying
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over money on execution equal to one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) on the
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first one thousand dollars ($1,000), and one-half percent (1/2%) on all
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sums over such amount, but not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) in
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any case. Such fees for the levy of an execution and percentage for making
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or collecting the money on execution shall be collected from the judgment
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debtor as an additional amount added to the writ of execution.