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Minnesota Statutes Postjudgment Remedies; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bonds (Ch. 570-583) § 571.78. Duties of a garnishee

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A garnishee shall:

(1) complete the garnishment disclosure form and return it to the creditor, and serve a copy on the debtor as required bysection 571.75;

(2) retain nonexempt disposable earnings, indebtedness, money, or other property belonging to the debtor up to 110 percent of the amount claimed in the garnishment summons, as required bysection 571.73, except as limited bysection 571.922;

(3)(a) remit and deliver the garnished nonexempt disposable earnings, indebtedness, money, or other property to the creditor upon levy, written authorization of the debtor, court order, or operation of law. However, the garnishee shall not be compelled to deliver the nonexempt earnings, indebtedness, money, or other property at any time or place other than as stipulated in the contract between the garnishee and the debtor; or

(b) return the garnished nonexempt disposable earnings, indebtedness, money, or other property to the debtor when the garnishment retention period expires as set forth insection 571.79.

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