Section 16-547 - Retention of property or credits by garnishee

Retention of property or credits by garnishee

Where the property or credits attached or sought to be attached are held by the garnishee in the name of or for the account of a person other than the defendant, the garnishee shall retain the property or credits during the period pending determination by the court of the propriety of the attachment or the rightful owner of the property or credits. During that period the garnishee shall incur no liability whatsoever for the retention.

CREDIT(S)

(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 552, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 16-547.
1973 Ed., § 16-547.

Current through September 13, 2012