Oklahoma § 12-1171 - Right to garnishment - Classes of garnishment
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 12-1171 — Right to garnishment - Classes of garnishment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-1171. Right to garnishment - Classes of garnishment
A. Any creditor shall be entitled to proceed by garnishment in
any court having jurisdiction against any person whom the creditor,
in good faith, believes to be indebted to the creditor's debtor or
has possession or control of any property belonging to such
creditor's debtor, in the cases, upon the conditions, and in the
manner described by law.
B. Subject to the limitations and exceptions otherwise provided
by law, there shall be two classes of garnishments:
1. Prejudgment garnishments, which shall consist only of
general garnishments pursuant to Section 1173.3 of this title; and
2. Postjudgment garnishments, which shall consist of the
following types of garnishments:
a.
income assignment for child support pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1171.2 of this title,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure
b.
noncontinuing earnings garnishment pursuant to Section
1173 of this title,
c.
garnishment for collection of child support pursuant
to Section 1173.2 of this title,
d.
general garnishment pursuant to Section 1173.3 of this
title, and
e.
continuing earnings garnishment pursuant to Section
1173.4 of this title.
R.L. 1910, § 4822. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 297, § 1; Laws 1989, c.
236, § 1, eff. July 1, 1989; Laws 1995, c. 338, § 2, eff. Nov. 1,
1995; Laws 2016, c. 248, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-1171 ("Right to garnishment - Classes of garnishment") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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