(1) Except as specifically provided under ORS § 18.682, a garnishee must prepare a garnishee response in substantially the form provided by ORS § 18.835 and must deliver the response in the manner provided in ORS § 18.690.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.680

  • 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
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a garnishee response must be delivered by the garnishee not later than seven calendar days after the date on which the writ of garnishment was delivered to the garnishee.

(3) If the seventh calendar day after delivery of a writ of garnishment is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, a garnishee response must be delivered by the garnishee on or before the next following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. [2001 c.249 § 24]

 

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