Alabama § 8-1-151 - Creditor of Losing Party Under Gambling Contract May Garnish Winner.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 8-1-151 — Creditor of Losing Party Under Gambling Contract May Garnish Winner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-1-151. Creditor of Losing Party Under Gambling Contract May Garnish Winner.
(a) Any creditor of a losing party under a gambling contract may garnish the winner as other debtors are garnished at any time within two years from the payment of such money or delivery of such thing, and if such garnishee fails to appear, judgment may be entered against him as against other garnishees failing to answer, but the answer of a garnishee shall not be evidence against him in a criminal prosecution.
(b) A judgment recovered by a creditor under the provisions of this section is a defense to any action brought by any person under the provisions of Section 8-1-150.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-1-151 ("Creditor of Losing Party Under Gambling Contract May Garnish Winner.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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