Oregon Statutes 18.658 – Documents to be delivered to debtor
(1) Following delivery of a writ of garnishment to a garnishee, the person who delivered the writ must mail or deliver promptly the following documents to the debtor whose property is being garnished by the writ:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.658
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(a) A copy of the writ of garnishment.
(b) The original of the debt calculation form.
(c) A notice of exemptions form in substantially the form provided by ORS § 18.845.
(d) A challenge to garnishment form in substantially the form provided by ORS § 18.850, with the names and addresses of the garnishor and garnishee entered by the garnishor.
(2) A person serving a writ of garnishment may meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section by mailing the documents to the address of the debtor that appears in the writ of garnishment. If an address for the debtor does not appear in the writ, the person serving the writ need not comply with subsection (1) of this section. [2001 c.249 § 19; 2003 c.85 § 8]
(Duties of Garnishee Generally)