Missouri Laws 525.050 – Notice of garnishment, how served on corporations
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 525.050
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
Notice of garnishment shall be served on a corporation, in writing, by delivering such notice, or a copy thereof, only to a person designated by the corporation in a registered letter filed with the sheriff or officer for collection in the corporation’s county of primary business; provided, if such designated person is not available or if such designation is not filed with the sheriff or officer of collection, then such notice may be served upon the president, secretary, treasurer, cashier or other chief or managing officer of such corporation. Notice of garnishment may be served on railroad corporations by delivering the same, or a copy thereof, to any station or freight agent of such corporation, and on insurance companies not incorporated by or organized under the laws of this state, by delivering the same, or a copy thereof, to the director of the department of commerce and insurance.