Bill > HB1179

This bill modifies the reimbursement fee for preparing a garnishment disclosure, which is a legal document used in a garnishment proceeding where a creditor seeks to collect a debt from a debtor's assets held by a third party, known as the garnishee. Specifically, the bill changes the reimbursement amount from fifteen dollars to forty dollars that a garnishee must be paid for the expense of preparing this disclosure, and this sum will be taxed as part of the plaintiff's costs. The bill also clarifies that this payment must be received by the plaintiff upon the garnishee's disclosure of liability, and if the garnishee is not paid, the garnishment proceeding will be void. Additionally, the bill mandates that the return of service for the garnishee summons must state that the payment was made, and the garnishment disclosure must be returned to the plaintiff and filed with the court.

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https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26924