Mississippi Code
Chapter 35 - Garnishment
§ 11-35-21. Garnishment against public officer or employee; effect of writ

Service of writ of garnishment as provided for in Section 11-35-11 shall be effective to bind funds in the hands of the garnishee as in other cases and upon judgment rendered upon the garnishment issue in any court the funds bound, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay the judgment upon which garnishment issued and all cost accrued, shall be paid over to the court in which such judgment was rendered and for such payment a properly certified copy of the said judgment in the garnishment proceeding and a certified copy of the bill of costs in such proceedings shall be sufficient warrant and any payment so made shall be charged against the salary or wages of the judgment debtor in the judgment on which writ of garnishment issued.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 11 - Civil Practice and Procedure

Chapter 35 - Garnishment

§ 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

§ 11-35-9. Service

§ 11-35-11. Service of writs of garnishment on government employees

§ 11-35-13. Garnishment against public officer or employee; default judgment against state prohibited

§ 11-35-15. Garnishment against state public officer or employee; fee for service of writ

§ 11-35-17. Garnishment against county, municipal or other 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

§ 11-35-59. Proceedings if garnishee dies

§ 11-35-61. Garnishee compensation; conditions