North Dakota § 32-09.1-02 Creditors may proceed by garnishment

North Dakota Statutes

§ 32-09.1-02 — Creditors may proceed by garnishment

North Dakota § 32-09.1-02

Title 32Judicial Remedies

Ch. 32-09.1Garnishment

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N.D. Cent. Code § 32-09.1-02 (2026).

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Any creditor is entitled to proceed by garnishment in any court having jurisdiction of the
subject of the action against any person, any public corporation, the United States, the state of
North Dakota, or any institution, department, or agency of the state, indebted to or having any
property in possession or under control, belonging to the creditor's debtor after securing a
judgment against the debtor in a court of competent jurisdiction, in the cases, upon the
conditions, and in the manner prescribed in this chapter. A garnishment action brought pursuant
to this chapter is the exclusive procedure which may be used to execute on earnings of a debtor
while those earnings are held by a third-party employer.

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Any creditor is entitled to proceed by garnishment in any court having jurisdiction of the
subject of the action against any person, any public corporation, the United States, the state of
North Dakota, or any institution, department, or agency of the state, indebted to or having any
property in possession or under control, belonging to the creditor's debtor after securing a
judgment against the debtor in a court of competent jurisdiction, in the cases, upon the
conditions, and in the manner prescribed in this chapter. A garnishment action brought pursuant
to this chapter is the exclusive procedure which may be used to execute on earnings of a debtor
while those earnings are held by a third-party employer.