South Dakota Codified Laws 21-18-9. Fee paid to garnishee for expense of garnishment disclosure
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If a garnishee summons, affidavit, and garnishment disclosure is served, the garnishee shall be paid the sum of fifteen dollars to reimburse the garnishee for the expense of preparing the garnishment disclosure which sum shall be taxed as a part of plaintiff‘s costs. If the garnishee is not paid, the garnishment proceeding is void. The return of service of the garnishee summons shall include a statement that the sum was paid. The garnishment disclosure shall be returned to the plaintiff and filed with the court.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-18-9
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Source: SDC 1939, § 37.2804; SL 1959, ch 238; SL 1988, ch 182, § 3; SL 1998, ch 126, § 1; SL 2016, ch 116, § 5.