Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding garnishment procedures.
GARNISHMENTS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding garnishment procedures.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Thisproposalamendsexistinglawregardingfinancialinstitutiongarnishmentsearchfees, lookbackobligations and provisions regarding the answer of a garnishee. The bill requires an increase in the financial institution search fees from $5 to $7 and execution fees from $10 to $12. It clarifies the time allowed for the garnishment review from sixty-four days to two months to match federal standards. It provides the judgment creditor with a thirty-day provision to except the answer of the garnishee for insufficiency.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
YEA (34)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
House Third Reading
YEA (69)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 186 Effective: 07/01/2021
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2021
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Apr 13, 2021