The levy in all cases of garnishment shall be made by delivering to the garnishee, or a process agent authorized by him or expressly or impliedly authorized by law, or some representative of a corporate garnishee designated by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440.26, a copy of each of the following:

(1) The order of attachment,

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 1-440.25

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(2) The summons to garnishee, and

(3) The notice of levy. (1947, c. 693, s. 1.)