60-742. Garnishee's failure or refusal to pay or deliver property; motion; hearing; contempt; fine or order against garnishee. If after the time the garnishee is to make payment of funds or property held under a garnishment, the garnishee fails or refuses to pay or deliver property to the judgment creditor, the judgment creditor may file a motion and shall send a copy of the motion to the garnishee and the judgment debtor in the manner allowed under K.S.A. 60-205, and amendments thereto. At the hearing on the motion, the court may find the garnishee in contempt and punish the garnishee by a fine or may enter judgment against the garnishee for such amount as the court deems reasonable and proper, including the expenses and attorney fees of the judgment creditor.
History: L. 2002, ch. 198, ยง 15; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 7 - Attachment And Garnishment
60-701 Grounds for attachment.
60-702 Attachments on demands not due.
60-703 Attachments, how obtained.
60-704 Form of affidavit, by whom made.
60-707 Attached property retained or repossessed by defendant; bond.
60-709 Compensation of officer.
60-710 Sale of perishable property.
60-711 Appointment of receiver.
60-712 Dissolution of attachment; hearing.
60-713 Settlement of conflicting claims.
60-719 Effect of offsets claimed by garnishee.
60-721 Judgment in garnishment proceedings.
60-722 Bond of defendant for payment of judgment.
60-725 Amendment of garnishee's answer form by clerks of certain courts; when.
60-727 Garnishment proceedings; payments from inmate trust accounts; minimum amount.
60-729 Order of garnishment; fee; authorized only by legislative enactment.
60-730 When garnishment available before judgment.
60-735 Notice to judgment debtor; form and content; right to hearing; burden of proof.
60-736 Answer of garnishee; attachment of intangible property other than earnings.
60-737 Same; garnishment attaching earnings; contents.
60-738 Same; reply; notification and hearing; burden of proof.
60-740 Payment of earnings to judgment debtors and creditors.
60-741 Failure to answer; motion; hearing; expenses and attorney fees.