South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 18 - Garnishment Of Debts And Property
Section 21-18-30 - Garnishee's answer conclusive unless issue taken--Trial of issues.

21-18-30. Garnishee's answer conclusive unless issue taken--Trial of issues.
The answer of the garnishee shall in all cases be conclusive of the truth of the facts therein stated, and if it denies liability the proceeding against such garnishee shall be deemed discontinued, unless the plaintiff shall within thirty days serve upon the garnishee a notice in writing that he elects to take issue on his answer. In such case the issue shall stand for trial as a civil action in which the affidavit on the part of the plaintiff shall be deemed a complaint and the garnishee's affidavit the answer thereto. Nothing herein contained, however, shall permit raising of any issue when the state is garnishee defendant.

Source: SL 1909, ch 156, §12; RC 1919, §2464; SL 1927, ch 135, §2; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.2815.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 21 - Judicial Remedies

Chapter 18 - Garnishment Of Debts And Property

Section 21-18-1 - Actions or small claims proceedings in which garnishment available--Persons and agencies subject to garnishment.

Section 21-18-2 - Plaintiff and defendant defined.

Section 21-18-2.1 - Earnings subject to garnishment.

Section 21-18-3 - Plaintiff's affidavit for garnishment--Contents.

Section 21-18-3.1 - Garnishment prohibited before judgment.

Section 21-18-4 - Affidavit covering more than one garnishee--Joint and several proceedings.

Section 21-18-6 - Garnishee summons annexed to affidavit--Form.

Section 21-18-7 - Service of summons, affidavit, and garnishment disclosure on garnishee.

Section 21-18-8 - Service of summons, affidavit, and garnishment disclosure when state is garnishee.

Section 21-18-9 - Fee paid to garnishee for expense of garnishment disclosure.

Section 21-18-10 - Service of garnishee summons and affidavit on defendant.

Section 21-18-11 - Time and manner of service of summons, affidavit, and garnishment disclosure--Return--Payment or retention of property by garnishee.

Section 21-18-12 - Liability of garnishee to plaintiff after service of summons.

Section 21-18-13 - Property held under void title included in garnishee's liability.

Section 21-18-14.1 - Continuing lien on wages--Caption of garnishee summons--Disclosure forms.

Section 21-18-15 - Judgment not rendered on garnishee's liability on negotiable instrument.

Section 21-18-16 - Judgment not rendered on foreign corporation's liability paid by negotiable instrument.

Section 21-18-17 - Judgment not rendered on carrier's liability for property in interstate commerce.

Section 21-18-18 - Judgment not rendered against officer for property collected on legal process.

Section 21-18-19 - Judgment not rendered on money accountable by public officer.

Section 21-18-23 - Partial release of garnished funds on application by defendant.

Section 21-18-24 - Subsequent proceedings against additional or discharged garnishees--Summons and trial in other counties.

Section 21-18-25 - Actions by principal defendant against garnishee prohibited during garnishment--Stay of pending proceedings.

Section 21-18-26 - Garnishee's affidavit denying liability--Form.

Section 21-18-27 - Garnishee's garnishment disclosure liability--Time of filing--Contents.

Section 21-18-27.1 - Service of garnishment disclosure form on garnishee--Contents of form.

Section 21-18-28 - Disclosure of liability when state is garnishee.

Section 21-18-29 - Disclosure by garnishee not made on information and belief--State excepted.

Section 21-18-30 - Garnishee's answer conclusive unless issue taken--Trial of issues.

Section 21-18-31 - Motion for order on answer of garnishee and defendant--Affidavit.

Section 21-18-32 - Payment to officer or clerk by garnishee--Discharge.

Section 21-18-33 - Retention of property disclosed by garnishee until expiration of garnishment, levy, release, or court order--Return of property to defendant.

Section 21-18-34 - Payment to clerk by state as garnishee--Exoneration of state.

Section 21-18-35 - Order to interplead adverse claimant disclosed by garnishee--Payment by garnishee and discharge--Service of notice on claimant.

Section 21-18-36 - Answer or defense by adverse claimant--Judgment on default.

Section 21-18-37 - Answer by other parties to affirmative claim set up by adverse claimant.

Section 21-18-38 - Default judgment for adverse claimant--Trial of issues on adverse claim.

Section 21-18-39 - Judgment against garnishee on failure to answer.

Section 21-18-40 - Judgment not entered against state as garnishee--Summons of state operating as assignment.

Section 21-18-41 - Order for payment by state as garnishee after judgment against principal defendant--Service and payment by state auditor.

Section 21-18-42 - Defense of garnishment proceedings by principal defendant--Grounds.

Section 21-18-43 - Defense of action by garnishee.

Section 21-18-44 - Garnishment proceedings deemed civil action--Procedural rules applicable.

Section 21-18-46 - Right to jury trial in garnishment proceedings.

Section 21-18-47 - Terms of judgment on garnishment proceedings--Orders for sale or disposition of property.

Section 21-18-48 - Judgment against garnishee as discharge of liability to defendant.

Section 21-18-49 - Costs awarded in garnishment action.

Section 21-18-50 - Storage and maintenance expenses allowed to garnishee--Possessory lien.

Section 21-18-51 - Maximum amount subject to garnishment.

Section 21-18-52 - Maximum garnishment allowed for support of any person.

Section 21-18-53 - Extent of debtor exemption.