§ 26-2-224. Time for Execution When Multiple Writs Exist
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, a writ of garnishment that is filed later in time than another such writ, and which deducts the maximum amount allowable by law from the debtor’s wages, shall not run concurrently with the earlier filed writ with regard to the six-month time limit prescribed […]
§ 26-2-225. Notifying Judgment Creditor of New Employment
A judgment debtor whose salaries, wages or other compensation are subject to a garnishment shall notify the judgment creditor who filed the writ of garnishment within ten (10) days, as computed in § 1-3-102, of obtaining any new employment. Notice to the judgment creditor shall be by certified mail and shall include the name, address […]
§ 26-2-220. Applicability of Provisions for Garnishment on Attachments
The provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated in regard to garnishment on attachments also regulate proceedings under this part whenever applicable.
§ 26-2-221. Garnishment of Compensation Due From State — Amount Exempted
Garnishment of salaries, wages or other compensation due from the state, or from any county or municipality, to any officer or employee thereof, is permissible. Garnishment of compensation due from the state to contractors or vendors of the state is permissible. No such officer, employee, contractor, or vendor may validly claim any privilege or immunity […]
§ 26-2-222. Garnishment Procedure for State Officers or Employees
In case of garnishment of officers, employees, contractors, or vendors of the state, garnishment notice may issue from any court or any court of record and shall be served upon the commissioner of that department in which such officer, employee, contractor, or vendor shall be engaged, or with which the garnishee is connected. The date […]
§ 26-2-223. No Wages Due Garnisheed Employee — Judgment Null and Void
In any case where judgment is obtained under §§ 26-2-205 — 26-2-208, if there are no wages due such employee so garnished, such judgment shall be void and unenforceable.
§ 26-2-210. Levy of Execution on Land
If an execution is issued by a court that is not a court of record and a levy is made upon land or an interest in land, then the execution and other papers in connection therewith shall be returned to the circuit court of the county for condemnation as in other cases of the levy […]
§ 26-2-211. Execution Stayed Until Choses in Action Become Due
Execution of the garnishment judgment may be stayed until the choses in action fall due, and the court may order them to be collected, or if necessary, sold, as may be deemed just and proper.
§ 26-2-212. Certificate Given to Garnishee Stating Date and Amount of Judgment
The garnishee against whom judgment has been rendered is entitled to a certificate from the clerk stating the date and amount of the garnishment judgment, in whose favor and in what case rendered. Such certificate shall have all the force and effect of a receipt against the original debt, and entitle the garnishee to a […]
§ 26-2-213. Lien Upon Debts Due and Payable in Future
If upon disclosure made on oath by the debtor it appears that the garnishee is indebted to the defendant, but that the debt is not payable and will not become due until some future time, then such judgment as the plaintiff may recover shall constitute a lien upon the debt until and at the time […]