Any person suggesting and obtaining a writ of garnishment to issue against any officer or employee of a county, municipality or any state institution, board, commission or authority shall advance and pay the sum of one dollar which shall be paid to the officer upon whom such writ is directed to be served at the time of service of the writ and such sum shall be retained by such officer as compensation for answering the writ of garnishment.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure
§ 11-35-1. When issued on judgment or decree
§ 11-35-3. When issued on suing out attachment
§ 11-35-5. Form for writ of garnishment on judgment or decree
§ 11-35-7. Form of the writ of garnishment-when issued by the sheriff
§ 11-35-11. Service of writs of garnishment on government employees
§ 11-35-15. Garnishment against state public officer or employee; fee for service of writ
§ 11-35-19. Garnishment against public officer or employee; failure to answer writ; penalty
§ 11-35-21. Garnishment against public officer or employee; effect of writ
§ 11-35-27. Garnishee's answer; time
§ 11-35-29. Judgment on answer
§ 11-35-31. Garnishee's failure to answer
§ 11-35-33. Garnishee may claim exemptions
§ 11-35-35. Stay if debt not yet due; delivery of goods or chattels to sheriff
§ 11-35-37. Garnishee protected in certain cases
§ 11-35-39. Garnishee may plead that judgment is void
§ 11-35-41. Garnishee may compel interpleader
§ 11-35-43. Claim of third person tried
§ 11-35-45. Contest of garnishee's answer by plaintiff
§ 11-35-47. Contest of garnishee's answer by defendant
§ 11-35-49. Transfer to other county; change of venue
§ 11-35-51. Judgment on issue against garnishee
§ 11-35-53. Valuation and discharge of judgment
§ 11-35-55. No final judgment in certain cases
§ 11-35-57. Executors and administrators may be garnished