History. Code 1981, § 18-4-70 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 8, § 1/SB 255; Ga. L. 2020, p. 691, § 24/SB 443; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 18/HB 497.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), substituted “plaintiff, defendant, or garnishee,” for “plaintiff or defendant” in the third sentence and added the fourth sentence.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “email” for “e-mail” in the second sentence of subsection (b).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 18 - Debtor and Creditor
Chapter 4 - Garnishment Proceedings
§ 18-4-70. Required Use of Forms
§ 18-4-71. Affidavit of Garnishment
§ 18-4-72. Affidavit of Continuing Garnishment
§ 18-4-73. Affidavit of Continuing Garnishment for Support
§ 18-4-74. Summons of Garnishment
§ 18-4-75. Attachment for Summons of Garnishment
§ 18-4-76. Summons of Garnishment on Financial Institution
§ 18-4-77. Attachment for Summons of Garnishment on a Financial Institution
§ 18-4-78. Summons of Continuing Garnishment
§ 18-4-79. Attachment for Summons of Continuing Garnishment
§ 18-4-80. Summons of Continuing Garnishment for Support
§ 18-4-81. Attachment for Summons of Continuing Garnishment for Support
§ 18-4-83. Order for Hearing on Defendant’s Claim
§ 18-4-85. Financial Institution Garnishee Answer
§ 18-4-86. Garnishee Answer to Continuing Garnishment
§ 18-4-87. Plaintiff’s Traverse