Oklahoma § 12-1178 - Garnishee's affidavit where garnishment summons on

§ 12-1178. Garnishee's affidavit where garnishment summons on

earnings.

A. For the purposes of this section, "earnings" means any form

of payment to an individual including, but not limited to, salary,

wages, commission, or other compensation, but does not include

reimbursement for travel expenses for state employees.

B. Where the garnishment summons is on earnings and is issued

under Section 1173 of this title, the garnishee shall, within seven

(7) days after the end of defendant's present pay period or where a

payment of earnings is due, or thirty (30) days from the service of

the summons, whichever is earlier, file an affidavit with the clerk

of the court in which the action is pending and deliver or mail a

copy thereof to the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor's

attorney of record. The affidavit shall state:

1. Whether the garnishee was the employer of or indebted or

under any liability to the defendant named in the notice in any

manner or upon any account for earnings or wages, specifying, as

applicable, the beginning and ending dates of the pay period

existing at the time of the service of the garnishee summons, the

total amounts earned in the pay period, and all of the facts and

circumstances necessary to a complete understanding of such

indebtedness or liability. When the garnishee shall be in doubt

respecting any such liability or indebtedness, the garnishee may set

forth all of the facts and circumstances concerning the same, and

submit the question to the court;

2. If the garnishee shall claim any setoff, defense, other

indebtedness, liability, lien, or claim to such property, the facts

and circumstances in the affidavit;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure

3. At the garnishee's option, any claim of exemption from

execution on the part of the defendant, or other objection known to

the garnishee against the right of the judgment creditor to apply

the indebtedness or property disclosed;

4. If the garnishee shall disclose any indebtedness or the

possession of any property to which the defendant, or any other

person, makes claim, at the garnishee's option, the names and

addresses of such other claimants and, so far as known, the nature

of the claims; and

5. The garnishee shall state that he or she has mailed or handdelivered a copy of the notice of garnishment and exemptions,

application for hearing, and the manner and date of compliance.

C. The garnishee's answer shall be on a form prescribed by the

Oklahoma Bar Association. The Administrative Office of the Courts

shall provide public access to the garnishee's answer by providing a

link to the form on the Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN)

website.

R.L. 1910, § 4828. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 297, § 8; Laws 1976, c.

87, § 7, emerg. eff. May 4, 1976; Laws 1982, c. 302, § 3, operative

Oct. 1, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 50, § 5, emerg. eff. April 26, 1983;

Laws 1986, c. 185, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 248, § 6,

emerg. eff. May 21, 1990; Laws 1995, c. 338, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1995;

Laws 2023, c. 184, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.