Oregon Statutes 18.708 – Duties of garnishee created by challenge to garnishment
(1) Upon receiving notice of a challenge to a garnishment under ORS § 18.702, a garnishee who would otherwise be required to make a payment to the garnishor shall mail or deliver the payment, by cash or by check made payable to the court, to the court administrator. The garnishee must make the payment to the court within the time that the garnishee would have otherwise been required to mail or deliver the payment to the garnishor. A garnishee who fails to make payment in the manner required by this section is subject to liability under the provisions of ORS § 18.775 to 18.782.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.708
- Court administrator: means a trial court administrator in a circuit court that has a trial court administrator and the clerk of the court in all other courts. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
- 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
(2) Upon receiving notice of a challenge under ORS § 18.702, a garnishee who holds any property described in ORS § 18.750 must hold the garnished property for the period specified in ORS § 18.752 (1). If the sheriff informs the garnishee before the end of the period specified in ORS § 18.752 (1) that the property held by the garnishee will be sold, the garnishee shall continue to hold the property until receiving further directions from the court. [2001 c.249 § 33; 2003 c.576 § 60]