Louisiana § RS 13:3913 - No particular sequence of sheriff's acts required in garnishment proceeding
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§ RS 13:3913. No particular sequence of sheriff's acts required in garnishment proceeding
A. Nothing in the Code of Civil Procedure or in any other law shall be construed to require in a garnishment proceeding any particular sequence or order in which the sheriff serves on the garnishee the citation, copy of the petition, garnishment interrogatories, and notice of seizure, and in which he seizes the property and takes an inventory thereof.
B. Other than as provided in R.S. 13:3921 et seq. applicable to garnishments of wages, a garnishment shall not be continuing in nature and the garnishee need only respond as to property of the judgment debtor that the garnishee has in his possession or under his control at the time the garnishment interrogatories are served on him.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1999, No. 887, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:3913 ("No particular sequence of sheriff's acts required in garnishment proceeding") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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