Delaware § 3503 - Public officers and employees subject to attachment and garnishment.
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§ 3503. Public officers and employees subject to attachment and garnishment.
(a) The attachment laws of this State shall apply to employees of the State, or of any county, district or municipality with the same force and effect as they apply to other individuals. Any officer of the State, or of any county, district or municipality, whose duty it is to pay such employees compensation from funds of the State, county, district or municipality for any services rendered by such employees to the State, county, district or municipality may be summoned to appear and answer as other garnishees are required to do.
(b) The term “employee” as used in subsection (a) of this section includes any and every person performing any and every form of labor and work for the State, county, district or municipality for compensation.
42 Del. Laws, c. 152, §§ 1, 2; 10 Del. C. 1953, § 3503; 52 Del. Laws, c. 341.;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3503 ("Public officers and employees subject to attachment and garnishment.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. 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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