Kansas Statutes 60-727. Garnishment proceedings; payments from inmate trust accounts; minimum amount
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 60-727
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
(a) In any garnishment proceeding, no payment shall be made from any inmate trust account for any amount less than $5.
(b) As used in this section, “inmate trust account” means a trust account established or maintained by any officer or employee of the department of corrections or any correctional institution for an inmate pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 76-172 through 76-175a and amendments thereto and the “inmate” and “correctional institution” have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 75-5202 and amendments thereto.