Ohio § 2716.07

§ 2716.07.

(A) Subject to divisions (C)(1) and (D) of section 2716.041 and section 2716.05 of the Revised Code , a garnishee to whom a municipal or county court or court of common pleas issues

a continuous order of garnishment of personal earnings shall pay to the court within

thirty days after the end of each pay period of the judgment debtor, commencing with

the first full pay period beginning after the garnishee receives the ORDER AND NOTICE

OF GARNISHMENT AND ANSWER OF EMPLOYER, the amount, calculated each pay period at the

statutory percentage, that the order specifies to be withheld from the judgment debtor's

personal disposable earnings during each pay period of the judgment debtor following

the garnishee's receipt of the order.  The payment to the court of that amount shall be accompanied by the garnishee's

interim report and answer that shall be substantially in the following form: “INTERIM REPORT AND ANSWER OF GARNISHEE Case No. ___________ In the __________ Court _________, Ohio __________, Judgment Creditor vs. __________, Judgment Debtor The garnishee, __________, in the above case states as follows: 1. The date that the garnishee received the order of garnishment of the judgment debtor's

personal earnings was __________. 2. The total probable amount due on the judgment, including court costs, judgment interest,

and, if applicable, prejudgment interest, as stated in either section A of the order

of garnishment of the judgment debtor's personal earnings or in the affidavit of current

balance due on garnishment order if that affidavit has been received subsequent to

the order of garnishment, is $ __________. 3. The pay period of the judgment debtor is (Enter weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or

monthly. Do not enter a pay period of more than one month). 4. The disposable earnings of the judgment debtor earned during the judgment debtor's

present pay period is (“ Disposable earnings ” means earnings after deductions required by law. “ Present pay period ” means the pay period for which you are completing this INTERIM REPORT AND ANSWER

OF GARNISHEE.) $ __________. 5. The amount equal to twenty-five per cent (25%) of the judgment debtor's disposable

earnings set forth in section 4 of this form is $ __________. 6. _____ times the current federal minimum hourly wage is (If the judgment debtor is paid

weekly, enter thirty above, if paid biweekly, enter sixty, if paid semimonthly, enter

sixty-five, if paid monthly, enter one hundred thirty, then calculate the amount.)

$ __________. 7. The amount by which the amount in section 4 of this form exceeds the amount in section

6 of this form is __________. 8. The smallest of either the amount entered in section 5 of this form, the amount

entered in section 7 of this form, or the amount entered in section 2 of this form,

is $ __________. 9. The amount entered in section 8 of this form, plus or minus (as appropriate) the

garnishee's processing fee is $ __________ (if the amount entered in section 8 of this form equals the amount entered in section

2 of this form, then add up to three dollars ($3);  otherwise subtract up to three

dollars ($3)) 10. Other deductions $ 11. The calculated amount that has been withheld from the judgment debtor's personal

earnings during the judgment debtor's present pay period and that is submitted with

this “INTERIM REPORT AND ANSWER OF GARNISHEE” is $ __________. I certify that the statements above are true. (Print Name of Employer) (Print Name and Title of Person Who Completed Form) Signed (Signature of Person Who Completed Form) dated this _____ day of __________, _____.” (B) One copy of the interim report and answer shall be served upon the garnishee in accordance

with section 2716.05 of the Revised Code .  The garnishee may photocopy that copy for use in accordance with division (A) of

this section and division (C)(4) of section 2716.041 of the Revised Code . (C) A garnishee to whom a municipal or county court or court of common pleas issues a

continuous order of garnishment of personal earnings shall file with the court the

garnishee's interim report and answer for each pay period of the judgment debtor for

which an amount from the judgment debtor's personal disposable earnings during that

pay period was withheld for that order.  The garnishee is not required to file an interim report and answer for any pay period

for which no amount from the judgment debtor's personal disposable earnings during

that pay period was withheld for that order.