If a garnishee fails to comply with the terms of the order of criminal garnishment within thirty (30) days after its issuance, the attorney for the Commonwealth may move the court to order the garnishee to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. If the court finds that the failure was willful or grossly negligent, the court shall find the garnishee in contempt and shall award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, in addition to any contempt sanction it imposes.
Effective: July 15, 1998
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 532.168

  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • 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

History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 176, effective July 15, 1998.

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