Oregon § 18.670 Exceptions to garnishee’s duties

Oregon Statutes

§ 18.670 — Exceptions to garnishee’s duties

Oregon § 18.670

Vol.1

Title 2Procedure in Civil Proceedings

Ch. 18Judgments

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.670 (2026).

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(1)A garnishee has no duty to hold or deliver any property under a writ of garnishment if the property has been released by a court order or a release of garnishment has been delivered to the garnishee under ORS 18.770.

(2)The duty of a garnishee to hold or deliver any property under a writ of garnishment is not breached if the property is removed from the possession, control or custody of the garnishee before the garnishee can act to stop that removal through the exercise of reasonable care.

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(1) A garnishee has no duty to hold or deliver any property under a writ of garnishment if the property has been released by a court order or a release of garnishment has been delivered to the garnishee under ORS 18.770.
(2) The duty of a garnishee to hold or deliver any property under a writ of garnishment is not breached if the property is removed from the possession, control or custody of the garnishee before the garnishee can act to stop that removal through the exercise of reasonable care.