(a) Upon the garnishment of salaries, wages, or other compensation due from the employer garnishee, the employer garnishee shall hold, to the extent of the amount due upon the judgment and costs, subject to the order of the court, any nonexempt wages due or which subsequently become due. The judgment or balance due thereon is a lien on salaries, wages, or other compensation due at the time of the service of the execution, or as set out in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The lien provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall continue as to subsequent earnings until the total amount due upon the judgment and costs is paid or satisfied. The lien on subsequent earnings shall terminate sooner if the employment relationship is terminated or if the underlying judgment is vacated or modified.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies
Chapter 110 - Attachment and Garnishment
Subchapter 4 - Garnishment Proceedings
§ 16-110-402. Procedure in issuing writs of garnishment
§ 16-110-403. Filing of interrogatories
§ 16-110-404. Answers to interrogatories
§ 16-110-405. Denial of answer
§ 16-110-406. Failure of bank to answer
§ 16-110-407. Failure of garnishee to answer
§ 16-110-408. Discharge of garnishment issued before judgment upon filing of bond by defendant
§ 16-110-409. Discharge of garnishee before judgment upon surrender of property
§ 16-110-410. Discharge of garnishee upon judgment or judgment for plaintiff
§ 16-110-411. Effect of judgment against garnishee
§ 16-110-412. Issuance of writ and judgment to another county
§ 16-110-413. Garnishment against state or subdivision of state after judgment
§ 16-110-414. Garnishment against railroad for certain wages after judgment
§ 16-110-415. Garnishment of wages