§ 34-25-3-6 — Absconding garnishee; order of arrest

Indiana § 34-25-3-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 25: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: ATTACHMENT AND
• Ch. 3: Garnishment

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If the plaintiff or person representing the
plaintiff files an affidavit with the clerk stating that the plaintiff or
person:
(1) fears that the garnishee will abscond before judgment with
intent to defraud the plaintiff; and
(2) believes that the garnishee:
(A) has money, things in action, goods, chattels, or effects of
the defendant in the garnishee's possession; or
(B) is indebted to the defendant;
the clerk shall issue an order of arrest against the garnishee and hold
the garnishee to bail as in a civil action.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-24.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.