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2009 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

GARNISHMENT

See also CREDITORS; DEBTORS; DEFAULT; FORECLOSURE; REPOSSESSION

Agricultural property

Mandatory mediation proceedings, notice, Minn. Statutes 2009 583.26

Appeals, generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.88

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

Authorization

Earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.92 to 571.927

Financial institutions, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.911 to 571.915

General provisions, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.71 to 571.90

Bad faith claims, damages, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Banks, vacating, possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.04

Child support judgments

County as creditor, garnishment effective until judgment satisfied, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73, 571.922

Forms, creditor's duty to change, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Medical assistance, personal needs allowance, increase, Minn. Statutes 2009 256B.35

Time garnishment effective, creditors other than county, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.923

Collection agencies, violations, Minn. Statutes 2009 332.37

Compensation and salaries

Earnings, see same under this topic

Effect of garnishment, assignment, sale, or transfer, Minn. Statutes 2009 181.041

Property subject to garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73

Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.77, 571.771

Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2009 270C.69

Contempts, garnishees, Failure to comply with court order, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.84

Credit unions, vacating, Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.04

Creditor process, garnishment defined as, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.4A-502

Creditors

Bad faith actions, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72, 571.90

Liens, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.81

Payment of garnishee's fees, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.76

Penalty for garnishment summons served before final judgment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.90

Priorities of liens, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.81

Service of responsive pleadings on creditor's attorney, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Supplemental complaint impleading garnishee, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

Debtors

Actions against garnishees, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.86

Exemption claims, failure to serve on creditor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.926

Financial institutions, see same under this topic

Garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.921, 571.924

Nonexempt property, attempt to defraud creditors, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.93

Property in hands of garnishee, valuation and disposition, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.84

Property subject to garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73, 571.771

Retaliation by garnishees, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.74

Service of garnishment summons on debtor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Definitions

Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.4A-502

Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

Earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.921

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.712

Good faith requirements, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73

Disclosure, see Garnishees under this topic

Earnings

Children' earnings, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.143, 571.72, 571.912, 571.931, 571.932

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75, 571.921

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.925, 571.931

Garnishment before judgment or default, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.93

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.92 to 571.927

Limitation on earnings subject to garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.922

Multiple garnishment of earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.923

Prejudgment garnishment before notice and hearing, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.931

Exemption claims, Failure of debtor to serve on creditor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.926

Exemption notices

Earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.925

Effect, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.913

Financial institutions, duties, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.911

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.143, 571.72, 571.912, 571.925, 571.931, 571.932

Service on debtor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.924

Exemptions

Bail money, Minn. Statutes 2009 629.53

Bank statements, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.913

Bankruptcy, federal law exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.371

Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program, Minn. Statutes 2009 144E.47

Deferred compensation, state plan, Minn. Statutes 2009 352.965

Exemption claims, failure of debtor to serve on creditor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.926

Exemption notice for prejudgment garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.71, 571.72

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.37

Health care savings accounts, state employees, Minn. Statutes 2009 352.98

Hennepin County supplemental retirement program, Minn. Statutes 2009 383B.51

Higher education supplemental retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2009 354C.165

Individual retirement account plan (IRAP), Minn. Statutes 2009 354B.30

Insurance benefits, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.39

Judges retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2009 490.126

Legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2009 3A.13

Local firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2009 423A.16

Local police relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2009 423A.16

MFIP grants or earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 256J.31

Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund, Minn. Statutes 2009 422A.24

Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association, Minn. Statutes 2009 423C.09

Minneapolis Police Relief Association, Minn. Statutes 2009 423B.17

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2009 352.15, 352.98

Motor vehicle certificates of title, Minn. Statutes 2009 168A.05

No-fault automobile insurance, economic loss benefits, Minn. Statutes 2009 65B.57

Notices, see Exemption notices under this topic

Objections to, and notices of hearing, Minn. Statutes 2009 551.05

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2009 353.15

Tax refunds, Minn. Statutes 2009 270C.435

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2009 354A.11

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2009 354.10

Validity, determinations, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Veterans benefits, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.38

Volunteer firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2009 424A.02

Wedding rings and other symbols, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.37

Work release, earnings from, Minn. Statutes 2009 241.26

Fees, Paid to garnishee by creditor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.76

Financial institutions

Citation, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.91

Exemption claims, objections by creditor, duties, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.914

Exemption notices, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.911 to 571.913

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.912

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.912, 571.914, 571.925

Funds deposited in, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.912, 571.913, 571.915

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.911 to 571.915

Foreign-money claims, United States dollar value, Minn. Statutes 2009 548.50

Forms

Misleading forms, damages, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Notice of intent to garnish earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.925

Statutory forms, use, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Fraternal benefit societies, benefits, Minn. Statutes 2009 64B.18

Funds transfers, creditors process, Minn. Statutes 2009 336.4A-502

Garnishees

Debtor's property, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73, 571.84

Discharge, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.79, 571.86

Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72, 571.75, 571.78, 571.82

Fees, paid by creditor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.76

Financial institutions, see same under this topic

Judgment against, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.82

Liability for failure to disclose, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.82

Liens, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.85

Nonearnings disclosure form, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

Oral disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

Retaliation against debtors, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.74

Service of process, see same under this topic

Supplemental complaints, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

Garnishment before judgment or default, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.93

Hearings

Prejudgment garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.931, 571.932

Requests for hearing, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.914

Industrial loan and thrift companies, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.04

Insurance companies, liquidation proceedings

Prohibited during pendency, Minn. Statutes 2009 60B.59

Intervention by persons in interest

Joinder as party to proceeding, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.83

Lawsuits garnishees, actions against, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.86

Motions

Creditors, garnishee's failure to disclose, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.82

Creditor's motion to pay garnishee's lien, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.85

Exemption claims, determination of validity, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Persons in interest, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72, 571.83, 571.84

Notice to debtor

Form, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.74

Prejudgment garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.931, 571.932

Notices

Exemption notice for prejudgment garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.71, 571.72

Forms, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.143

Notice of intent to garnish, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.71, 571.72

Orders, prejudgment garnishments, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.931, 571.932

Personal property, subject to attachment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73

Pleadings, designation of parties, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.712

Proceedings

Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.71

Disclosures, power to take, court commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2009 489.02

Fees, county law library fees, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2009 134A.11

Financial institutions, funds deposited in, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.911 to 571.915

General provisions, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.71 to 571.90

Rules of Civil Procedure, application of, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Scope of general and specific provisions, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.711

Property not subject to attachment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73

Property subject to attachment, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.73

Public employees, Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.77, 571.771

Records and record keeping, disposition, court administrators, Minn. Statutes 2009 485.13

Retaliation against employees whose wages are garnished

Prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.74, 571.927

Remedy, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.927

Saint Louis County, conciliation court

Personal receiverships, Minn. Statutes 2009 383C.173

Savings associations, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.04

Service of process

Exemption notice, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.913, 571.924

Garnishee disclosure forms, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

Summonses, service by mail, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72, 571.77

Supplemental complaints, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.75

State

Debts to, priority, Minn. Statutes 2009 16D.05

Money due from, garnishment procedure, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.771

Storage fees, payment to garnishee, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.76

Summonses

Conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2009 491A.01

Content, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Earnings garnishments, failure to serve within one year, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.924

Form, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.74

Order to issue, prejudgment garnishments, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.932

Prejudgment garnishments, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.932

Public employee earnings, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.77

Service by mail, Minn. Statutes 2009 471.72, 571.77

Service on debtor, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Service on employer, multiple garnishments of earnings, priority, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.923

Service on garnishee, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.72

Tax refunds, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2009 270C.435

Transportation Department

Trunk highway contingent fund, use, Minn. Statutes 2009 161.06

Trust companies, vacating

Possession by Commerce Department, Minn. Statutes 2009 49.04

Unemployment insurance, overpaid benefits, Minn. Statutes 2009 268.059

Unemployment insurance taxes, delinquent taxes, Minn. Statutes 2009 268.059

Venue, change, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.87

Violations and penalties

Creditors, fine, damages, attorney fees, Minn. Statutes 2009 571.90

Wedding rings and other symbols, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2009 550.37

Workers' compensation, nonresident employers, Minn. Statutes 2009 176.295