Georgia Statutes
§ 18-4-20 — Failure to file claim or traverse in timely manner
Georgia § 18-4-20
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title18
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 18-4-20 (2026).
Text
(a)When no claim has been filed and no traverse has been filed within 20 days after the garnishee's answer is filed:
(1)If money is paid or delivered to the court by the garnishee, the clerk of the court shall pay the money to the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney upon application, and the garnishee shall be automatically discharged from further liability with respect to the summons of garnishment so answered;
(2)If property is delivered to the court by the garnishee, the sheriff, marshal, constable, or like officer of the court shall sell the property in the manner provided by law for the sale of property levied under an execution, and the garnishee shall be automatically discharged from further liability with respect to the summons of garnishment so answered. The proceeds of such
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Legislative History
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 574,§ 16, eff. 1/1/2021. Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 325,§ 1, eff. 5/12/2016.
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