Effective - 15 Jan 2015
525.070. Garnishee may discharge himself, how. — Whenever any property, effects, money or debts, belonging or owing to the defendant, shall be confessed, or found by the court or jury, to be in the hands of the garnishee, the garnishee may, at any time before final judgment, discharge himself or herself, by paying or delivering the same, or so much thereof as the court shall order, to the sheriff, to the court, or if applicable, to the attorney for the party on whose behalf the order of garnishment was issued, from all further liability on account of the property, money or debts so paid or delivered.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1566, A.L. 2002 S.B. 895, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with S.B. 621 merged with S.B. 672)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1402; 1919 § 1852; 1909 § 2419
Effective 1-15-15
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVI - Statutory Actions and Torts
Section 525.010 - Who may be summoned as garnishees.
Section 525.020 - Garnishees summoned, how.
Section 525.040 - Effect of notice of garnishment — priority based on date of service.
Section 525.050 - Notice of garnishment, how served on corporations.
Section 525.060 - Return of writ, how made.
Section 525.070 - Garnishee may discharge himself, how.
Section 525.080 - Garnishee to deliver property, or pay debts, or may give bond therefor.
Section 525.090 - Claimants may interplead.
Section 525.100 - Adjudication of costs.
Section 525.110 - Execution same as on general judgment.
Section 525.120 - Courts may prescribe rules.
Section 525.140 - Garnishee shall file answer — failing, judgment by default.
Section 525.150 - Garnishment for wages, issued against railroad, when.
Section 525.160 - Railroad to answer garnishment for wages, when.
Section 525.170 - Judgment by default, how rendered final — extent and effect of against garnishee.
Section 525.180 - Answer of garnishee excepted to, adjudged insufficient — proceedings.
Section 525.190 - Denial of garnishee to answer, how — replication — issues tried, how.
Section 525.200 - What proceedings had, if effects found in hands of garnishee — judgment.
Section 525.210 - Answer taken as sufficient, when.
Section 525.220 - If answer admits effects or indebtedness, proceedings.
Section 525.240 - Costs adjudged against plaintiff, when — allowance to garnishee.
Section 525.250 - Adjudication of costs in other cases.
Section 525.260 - Debts not due may be attached.
Section 525.300 - Wages earned out of state exempt — exception.
Section 525.310 - Compensation of state and municipal employees subject to garnishment, procedure.