Arizona Revised Statutes - Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings - Section 12-1598.05 Initial lien
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12-1598.05. Initial lien
A. The writ is a lien on the nonexempt earnings of the judgment debtor from the
date of service of the writ until any one of the following occurs:
1. An order of continuing lien is entered.
2. If no order is entered for a period of forty-five days after the date of the
filing of the answer.
3. The writ is quashed, released or becomes ineffective as a result of the
circumstances set forth in section 12-1598.10, subsection D.
B. The garnishee shall not remit any withheld earnings to the judgment creditor
until an order of the court has been entered pursuant to section 12-1598.10.
C. The garnishee is not liable to the judgment creditor for failing to withhold
earnings from a judgment debtor if those earnings were paid to the judgment debtor on a
payday falling within three days, not including weekends and holidays, after the date of
the service of the writ.
Sections: 12-1596 12-1597 12-1598 12-1598.01 12-1598.02 12-1598.03 12-1598.04 12-1598.05 12-1598.06 12-1598.07 12-1598.08 12-1598.09 12-1598.10 12-1598.11 12-1598.12
Last modified: February 19, 2012
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