If the plaintiff or person representing the plaintiff files an affidavit with the clerk stating that the plaintiff or person:

1. (1) fears that the garnishee will abscond before judgment with intent to defraud the plaintiff; and

2. (2) believes that the garnishee:

   1. (A) has money, things in action, goods, chattels, or effects of the defendant in the garnishee's possession; or

   2. (B) is indebted to the defendant;

      the clerk shall issue an order of arrest against the garnishee and hold the garnishee to bail as in a civil action.

      [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-24.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.