Arizona Laws 12-1602. Service of writ and answer
A. For state employees who are not employees of a state university, the writ of garnishment shall be served upon the assistant director for finance in the department of administration in garnishment of state salaries or wages. For state employees who are employed by a university the writ of garnishment shall be served upon the chief disbursing officer of the appropriate state university in garnishment of state salaries or wages paid by the university.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-1602
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
- Writ: means an order or precept in writing issued in the name of the state or by a court or judicial officer. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. For employees of counties in this state, the writ of garnishment shall be served on the clerk of the board of supervisors in garnishment of county salaries or wages. For employees of all other political subdivisions of the state, the writ of garnishment shall be served upon a designated chief disbursing officer of the political subdivision in garnishment of salaries or wages paid by such political subdivisions.
C. If the state is named as garnishee, the attorney general shall answer the writ. If a county or other political subdivision is named as garnishee, its legal representative shall answer the writ.