1 bill · 2021 Regular Session
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding garnishment procedures.
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.
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