Tennessee § 26-2-208 - Delivery of garnisheed property — Judgment for nondelivery.
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§ 26-2-208. Delivery of garnisheed property — Judgment for nondelivery.
As soon as the property is declared to be the property of the defendant, under §§ 26-2-206 and 26-2-207 , it shall be delivered up to the officer serving the garnishment, on demand. On failure to deliver such property, and a return made on the execution of that fact, judgment shall be entered immediately against the garnishee, for the debt and costs. Acts 1978, ch. 915, § 27; T.C.A., § 26-237. Attorney General Opinions. Permissibility of multiple garnishments based on single execution, of directing garnishment summonses to “all banks in the county” and of serving executions on garnishees who answer immediately that they have property of judgment debtor, OAG 92-09, 1992 Tenn. AG LEXIS 9 (2/19/92).
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Section 26-2-208 ("Delivery of garnisheed property — Judgment for nondelivery.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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