Arizona Laws 12-1598.02. Grounds for issuance of writ of garnishment of earnings
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The clerk of the court, justice of the peace or city or town magistrate shall issue writs of garnishments of earnings, returnable to that court, only in cases in which a party to that action is a judgment creditor. The city or town magistrate shall issue writs of garnishment only for nonpayment of fines, fees, sanctions and restitution imposed in that court.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-1598.02
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Earnings: means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether these payments are called wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise. See Arizona Laws 12-1598
- 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
- Judgment creditor: means a party who has a money judgment or an order for support of a person that is due and unpaid. See Arizona Laws 12-1598
- Magistrate: means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes the chief justice and justices of the supreme court, judges of the superior court, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the peace and judges of a municipal court. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.