2000 Minnesota Statutes

     571.924 Garnishment exemption notice. 

    Subdivision 1.    Requirement.  The creditor shall serve 
 upon the debtor, no less than ten days before the service of the 
 garnishment summons, a notice that a summons may be issued.  The 
 notice shall:  (1) be substantially in the form set out in 
 section 571.925; (2) be served personally, in the manner of a 
 summons and complaint, or by first class mail to the last known 
 address of the debtor; (3) inform the debtor that a garnishment 
 summons may be served on the debtor's employer after ten days, 
 and that the debtor may, within that time, cause to be served on 
 the creditor a signed statement under penalties of perjury 
 asserting an entitlement to an exemption from garnishment; (4) 
 inform the debtor of the earnings garnishment exemptions 
 contained in section 550.37, subdivision 14; and (5) advise the 
 debtor of the relief set forth in this chapter to which the 
 debtor may be entitled if a creditor in bad faith disregards a 
 valid claim and the fee, costs, and penalty that may be assessed 
 against a debtor who in bad faith falsely claims an exemption or 
 in bad faith takes action to frustrate the garnishment process. 

    Subd. 2.    Additional notices.  If the garnishment 
 summons has not been served within one year after service of the 
 notice, the creditor shall serve another notice upon the debtor 
 before serving the garnishment summons on the debtor's 
 employer.  If more than one year has passed since the service of 
 the creditor's most recent garnishment summons, the creditor 
 shall, no less than ten days before service of another 
 garnishment summons, serve notice that another garnishment 
 summons may be served. 

    HIST: 1990 c 606 art 3 s 32