Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to an officer or agent of an association or corporation and every other person summoned as a garnishee.
(b) A person described in subsection (a) shall, when served, or not later than five (5) days after being served the summons, furnish the sheriff with a certificate of:
(1) the number of shares or rights of the defendants in the stock of the corporation or association;
(2) a description of the property held by the corporation, association, or person that belongs to the defendant or is held for the benefit of the defendant; or
(3) the amount of the debt owing to the defendant by the association, corporation, or person, whether due or not.
The sheriff shall return the certificate with the summons.
(c) If the person refuses to provide the information set forth in subsection (b), the person may be required by the court to appear and be examined under oath concerning the information. Obedience to the orders may be enforced by attachment.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-22.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure
Article 25. Special Proceedings: Attachment and Garnishment
34-25-3-1. Officers Subject to Garnishment
34-25-3-2. Personal Actions Arising Upon Contract or Judgment; Affidavit; Undertaking; Summons
34-25-3-3. Accountability of Garnishee to Plaintiff
34-25-3-4. Certificate and Examination of Garnishee; Enforcement
34-25-3-5. Garnishee's Failure to Appear or Provide Information; Effect; Procedure
34-25-3-6. Absconding Garnishee; Order of Arrest
34-25-3-7. Final Judgment Against Garnishee; Discharge of Garnishee; Costs
34-25-3-8. Return of "No Property Found"
34-25-3-9. Judgment Recovered; Liability of Defendant or Garnishee for Costs
34-25-3-10. Compelling Garnishee to Pay or Perform Contracts
34-25-3-11. Payment to Sheriff or Court; Discharge of Garnishee
34-25-3-12. Examination of Garnishee; Delivery of Property and Payment; Undertaking
34-25-3-13. Creditor of Defendant; Intervention in Action
34-25-3-14. Judgment for Plaintiff or Creditor; Execution
34-25-3-15. Procedurally Defective Order; Immunity of Person Who Complies