Garnishment

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This is Article 7 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Garnishment.” It is part of Chapter 18 “Executions and Other Means of Recovery”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 21 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 21 sections.

§ 8.01-511	Institution of garnishment proceedings
§ 8.01-511.1	Garnishee inability to determine whether it holds property of judgment debtor
§ 8.01-512	Repealed
§ 8.01-512.2	Fee for garnishee-employers
§ 8.01-512.3	Form of garnishment summons
§ 8.01-512.4	Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien
§ 8.01-512.5	Hearing on claim of exemption from garnishment
§ 8.01-513	Service upon corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or financial institution
§ 8.01-514	When garnishment summons returnable
§ 8.01-515	How garnishee examined; determining exemption from employee's withholding certificate; amount due pursuant to exemptions in § 34-29 (a)
§ 8.01-516	Repealed
§ 8.01-516.1	Garnishment dispositions
§ 8.01-517	Exemption of portion of wages; payment of excess into court
§ 8.01-518	When garnishee is personal representative of decedent
§ 8.01-519	Proceedings where garnishee fails to appear or answer, or to disclose his liability
§ 8.01-520	Payment, etc., by garnishee before return of summons
§ 8.01-521	Judgments as to costs
§ 8.01-522	Wages and salaries of State employees
§ 8.01-523	Service upon federal government
§ 8.01-524	Wages and salaries of city, town and county officials, clerks and employees
§ 8.01-525	Who are officers and employees of cities, towns and counties