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2005 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

GARNISHMENT

See also CREDITORS; DEBTORS; DEFAULT; FORECLOSURE; REPOSSESSION

Agricultural property, mandatory mediation proceedings, notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 583.26

Appeals, generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.88

Attorneys' summary executions, see under EXECUTIONS (CREDITORS REMEDIES)

Authorization

Earnings, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.92 to 571.927

Financial institutions, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.911 to 571.915

General provisions, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.71 to 571.90

Bad faith claims, damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Banks, vacating, possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 49.04

Child support judgments

County as creditor, garnishment effective until judgment satisfied, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73, 571.922

Forms, creditor's duty to change, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Medical assistance, personal needs allowance, increase, Minn. Statutes 2005 256B.35

Time garnishment effective, creditors other than county, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.923

Collection agencies, violations, Minn. Statutes 2005 332.37

Compensation and salaries

Earnings, see same under this topic

Effect of garnishment, assignment, sale, or transfer, Minn. Statutes 2005 181.041

Property subject to garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73

Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.77, 571.771

Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2005 270C.69

Contempts, garnishees, failure to comply with court order, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.84

Credit unions, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 49.04

Creditor process, garnishment defined as, Minn. Statutes 2005 336.4A-502

Creditors

Bad faith actions, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72, 571.90

Liens, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.81

Payment of garnishee's fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.76

Penalty for garnishment summons served before final judgment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.90

Priorities of liens, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.81

Service of responsive pleadings on creditor's attorney, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Supplemental complaint impleading garnishee, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75

Debt prorating companies, violations, Minn. Statutes 2005 332.24, 332.26

Debtors

Actions against garnishees, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.86

Exemption claims, failure to serve on creditor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.926

Financial institutions, see same under this topic

Garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.921, 571.924

Nonexempt property, attempt to defraud creditors, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.93

Property in hands of garnishee, valuation and disposition, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.84

Property subject to garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73, 571.771

Retaliation by garnishees, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.74

Service of garnishment summons on debtor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Definitions

Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2005 336.4A-502

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.712, 571.73, 571.75, 571.921

Disclosure, see Garnishees under this topic

Earnings

Children' earnings, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.143, 571.72, 571.912, 571.931, 571.932

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75, 571.921

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.925, 571.931

Garnishment before judgment or default, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.93

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.92 to 571.927

Limitation on earnings subject to garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.922

Multiple garnishment of earnings, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.923

Prejudgment garnishment before notice and hearing, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.931

Exemption claims

Failure of debtor to serve on creditor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.926

Exemption notices

Earnings, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.925

Effect, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.913

Financial institutions, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.911

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72, 571.912, 571.925, 571.931, 571.932

Service on debtor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.924

Exemptions

Ambulance service personnel longevity award and incentive program, Minn. Statutes 2005 144E.47

Bail money, Minn. Statutes 2005 629.53

Bankruptcy, federal law exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.371

Deferred compensation, state plan, Minn. Statutes 2005 352.96

Elective state officers retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2005 352C.09

Exemption claims, failure of debtor to serve on creditor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.926

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.37

Hennepin County supplemental retirement program, Minn. Statutes 2005 383B.51

Higher education supplemental retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2005 354C.165

Individual retirement account plan (IRAP), Minn. Statutes 2005 354B.30

Insurance benefits, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.39

Judges retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2005 490.126

Legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2005 3A.13

Local firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2005 423A.16

Local police relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2005 423A.16

MFIP grants or earnings, Minn. Statutes 2005 256J.31

Minneapolis employees retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2005 422A.24

Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 423C.09

Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association benefits, Minn. Statutes 2005 423C.09

Minneapolis Police Relief Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 423B.17

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2005 352.15

Motor vehicle certificates of title, Minn. Statutes 2005 168A.05

No-fault automobile insurance, economic loss benefits, Minn. Statutes 2005 65B.57

Notices, see Exemption notices under this topic

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 353.15

Teachers retirement, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2005 354A.11

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2005 354.10

Validity, determinations, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Veterans benefits, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.38

Volunteer firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2005 424A.02

Wedding rings and other symbols, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.37

Work release, earnings from, Minn. Statutes 2005 241.26

Fees

Paid to garnishee by creditor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.76

Financial institutions

Citation, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.91

Exemption claims, objections by creditor, duties, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.914

Exemption notices, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.911 to 571.913

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.912

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.912, 571.914, 571.925

Funds deposited in, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.912, 571.913, 571.915

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.911 to 571.915

Foreign-money claims, United States dollar value, Minn. Statutes 2005 548.50

Forms

Misleading forms, damages, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Notice of intent to garnish earnings, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.925

Statutory forms, use, requirement, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Fraternal benefit societies, benefits, Minn. Statutes 2005 64B.18

Funds transfers, creditors process, Minn. Statutes 2005 336.4A-502

Garnishees

Debtor's property, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73, 571.84

Discharge, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.79, 571.86

Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72, 571.75, 571.78, 571.82

Fees, paid by creditor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.76

Financial institutions, see same under this topic

Judgment against, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.82

Liability for failure to disclose, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.82

Liens, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.85

Nonearnings disclosure form, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75

Oral disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75

Retaliation against debtors, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.74

Service of process, see same under this topic

Supplemental complaints, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75

Garnishment before judgment or default, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.93

Hearings, prejudgment garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.931, 571.932

Hennepin County Municipal Court

Files concerning, destruction, Minn. Statutes 2005 488A.03

Procedure for, Minn. Statutes 2005 488A.09

Industrial loan and thrift companies, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 49.04

Insurance companies, liquidation proceedings

Prohibited during pendency, Minn. Statutes 2005 60B.59

Intervention by persons in interest

Joinder as party to proceeding, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.83

Lawsuits

County courts, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2005 487.23

Garnishees, actions against, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.86

Motions

Creditors, garnishee's failure to disclose, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.82

Creditor's motion to pay garnishee's lien, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.85

Exemption claims, determination of validity, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Persons in interest, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72, 571.83, 571.84

Notice to debtor

Form, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.74

Prejudgment garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.931, 571.932

Orders, prejudgment garnishments, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.931, 571.932

Personal property, subject to attachment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73

Pleadings, designation of parties, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.712

Proceedings

Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.71

Disclosures, power to take, court commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2005 489.02

Fees, county law library fees, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 134A.11

Financial institutions, funds deposited in, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.911 to 571.915

General provisions, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.71 to 571.90

Rules of Civil Procedure, application of, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Scope of general and specific provisions, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.711

Property not subject to attachment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73

Property subject to attachment, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.73

Public employees

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.77, 571.771

Ramsey County Municipal Court, Minn. Statutes 2005 488A.26

Records and record keeping

Destruction, Hennepin County Municipal Court, Minn. Statutes 2005 488A.03

Disposition, court administrators, Minn. Statutes 2005 485.13

Retaliation against employees whose wages are garnished

Prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.74, 571.927

Remedy, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.927

Saint Louis County, conciliation court

Personal receiverships, Minn. Statutes 2005 383C.173

Savings associations, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 49.04

Service of process

Exemption notice, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.913, 571.924

Garnishee disclosure forms, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75

Summonses, service by mail, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72, 571.77

Supplemental complaints, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.75

State

Debts to, priority, Minn. Statutes 2005 16D.05

Money due from, garnishment procedure, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.771

Storage fees, payment to garnishee, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.76

Summonses

Conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2005 491A.01

Content, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Earnings garnishments, failure to serve within one year, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.924

Form, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.74

Hennepin County Municipal Court, Minn. Statutes 2005 488A.09

Order to issue, prejudgment garnishments, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.932

Prejudgment garnishments, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.932

Public employee earnings, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.77

Service by mail, Minn. Statutes 2005 471.72, 571.77

Service on debtor, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Service on employer, multiple garnishments of earnings, priority, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.923

Service on garnishee, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.72

Transportation Department

Trunk highway contingent fund, use, Minn. Statutes 2005 161.06

Trust companies, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2005 49.04

Unemployment insurance, overpaid benefits, Minn. Statutes 2005 268.059

Unemployment insurance taxes, delinquent taxes, Minn. Statutes 2005 268.059

Venue, change, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.87

Violations and penalties

Creditors, fine, damages, attorney fees, Minn. Statutes 2005 571.90

Debt prorating companies, violations, Minn. Statutes 2005 332.24, 332.26

Wedding rings and other symbols, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2005 550.37

Workers' compensation, nonresident employers, Minn. Statutes 2005 176.295