Validity of garnishment notice — duty to monitor account
84 Acts, ch 1239, §12; 85 Acts, ch 93, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1238, §26; 87 Acts, ch 98, §7; 2001 Acts, ch 92, §2
1. A notice of garnishment served upon a garnishee is effective without serving another notice until the earliest of the following:
- a. The annual maximum permitted to be garnished under section 642.21 has been withheld.
- b. The writ of execution expires.
- c. The judgment is satisfied.
- d. The garnishment is released by the sheriff at the request of the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney.
- 2. A supervised financial organization, as defined in section 537.1301, subsection 45, which is garnished for an account of a defendant, after paying the sheriff any amounts then in the account, shall monitor the account for any additional amounts at least monthly while the garnishment notice is effective.
- 3. Expiration of the execution does not affect a garnishee’s duties and liabilities respecting property already withheld pursuant to the garnishment.
84 Acts, ch 1239, §12; 85 Acts, ch 93, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1238, §26; 87 Acts, ch 98, §7; 2001 Acts, ch 92, §2
Referred to in §627.6