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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.650 - Items required to be delivered to garnishee.

(1) All of the following items must be delivered to a garnishee:
(a) The original writ of garnishment in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.830 or a copy of the writ.
(b) A garnishee response form in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.835.
(c) An instructions to garnishee form in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.838.
(d) A wage exemption calculation form in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.840.
(e) Any search fee required by ORS 18.790.
(2) If any of the items described in subsection (1) of this section is not delivered to the garnishee, the garnishment is not effective to garnish any property of the debtor, the garnishee is not required to respond to the garnishment and the garnishee may proceed to deal with any property of the debtor as though the writ of garnishment had not been issued. [2001 c.249 §16; 2003 c.85 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.652 - Manner of delivery; delivery fee.

(1) A writ of garnishment may be delivered to the garnishee personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. Delivery is effective upon receipt of the writ by the garnishee. If the garnishee refuses to accept delivery by certified mail, the garnishor may attempt personal delivery, but the garnishor must have a new writ issued in order to claim additional delivery fees.
(2) Personal delivery of a writ of garnishment may be made only by:
(a) The sheriff of the county where the writ is to be delivered; or
(b) A competent person 18 years of age or older who is a resident of the State of Oregon and who is not a party or attorney in the action.
(3) If personal delivery is made under this section, the person serving the writ must note the date of delivery upon the original writ delivered to the garnishee or upon the copy of the writ delivered to the garnishee.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a person other than a sheriff may not deliver a writ of garnishment unless the person has errors and omissions insurance with limits of not less than $100,000 per occurrence from a company authorized to do business in this state.
(5) The delivery fee for a writ of garnishment by a person other than a sheriff shall be in an amount agreed to between the person making the delivery and the garnishor. The delivery fee for a writ by a sheriff under this section is $25. [2001 c.249 §17; 2003 c.85 §6; 2003 c.304 §5; 2009 c.835 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.658 - Documents to be delivered to debtor.

(1) Following delivery of a writ of garnishment to a garnishee, the person who delivered the writ must mail or deliver promptly the following documents to the debtor whose property is being garnished by the writ:
(a) A copy of the writ of garnishment.
(b) The original of the debt calculation form.
(c) A notice of exemptions form in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.845.
(d) A challenge to garnishment form in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.850, with the names and addresses of the garnishor and garnishee entered by the garnishor.
(2) A person serving a writ of garnishment may meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section by mailing the documents to the address of the debtor that appears in the writ of garnishment. If an address for the debtor does not appear in the writ, the person serving the writ need not comply with subsection (1) of this section. [2001 c.249 §19; 2003 c.85 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.665 - Duties generally.

(1) Upon receiving a writ of garnishment, the garnishee shall determine whether a garnishee response is required under ORS 18.680 and 18.682. The garnishee has no duty to determine whether the garnishor, sheriff or other person has complied with the requirements of ORS 18.600 to 18.850, or to otherwise determine whether the writ of garnishment is valid. If a garnishee response is required, the garnishee must make a diligent effort to determine whether the garnishee is the employer of the debtor and whether the garnishee has possession, control or custody of any garnishable property of the debtor as described in ORS 18.615. If the garnishee has possession, control or custody of garnishable property, the garnishee must hold the property, or as much of the property as is necessary to satisfy the garnishment, as required by ORS 18.600 to 18.850, and thereafter make delivery of the property in the manner required by ORS 18.600 to 18.850.
(2) The duty of a garnishee to hold and deliver property is not affected by joint ownership of the property. If a garnishee holds property that is owned, or appears to be owned, by the debtor and one or more other persons, the garnishee must still hold and deliver all of the property, or as much of the property as is necessary to satisfy the garnishment.
(3) If a single writ is issued for two or more joint debtors under ORS 18.607 (5) and the garnishable property in the garnishee’s possession, control or custody exceeds the amount necessary to satisfy the garnishment, the garnishee must hold and deliver as much of the property as is necessary to satisfy the garnishment but may select, in the sole discretion of the garnishee, the property to hold and deliver without regard to which of the joint debtors owns the property. [2001 c.249 §20; 2003 c.85 §9; 2009 c.430 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.668 - Immunity by payment to court administrator or delivery to sheriff.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 18.600 to 18.850, a garnishee may pay to the garnishor or to the court administrator any money that the garnishee reasonably believes may have been garnished and may deliver to the sheriff in the manner provided by ORS 18.600 to 18.850 any property that the garnishee reasonably believes to have been garnished. The garnishee has no duty to determine whether money or property held by the garnishee is exempt from garnishment or to determine whether the money or property is garnishable property.
(2) If the garnishee makes payment of garnished money to the garnishor or to the court administrator under subsection (1) of this section, or delivers garnished property to the sheriff in the manner provided by ORS 18.600 to 18.850, the garnishee is discharged from liability to the creditor for the value of the money paid or property delivered.
(3) If the garnishee requests a receipt, the sheriff or court administrator shall provide the garnishee with a receipt for any property delivered to the sheriff or payment made to the court administrator.
(4) A garnishor or the garnishor’s attorney may disclose the full Social Security number for a debtor to a garnishee if the garnishee requests the number for the purpose of identifying the debtor.
(5) A garnishee is not liable to any person by reason of using all or part of a debtor’s Social Security number for the purpose of identifying the debtor. [2001 c.249 §21; 2003 c.576 §54; 2009 c.230 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.670 - Exceptions to garnishee’s duties.

(1) A garnishee has no duty to hold or deliver any property under a writ of garnishment if the property has been released by a court order or a release of garnishment has been delivered to the garnishee under ORS 18.770.
(2) The duty of a garnishee to hold or deliver any property under a writ of garnishment is not breached if the property is removed from the possession, control or custody of the garnishee before the garnishee can act to stop that removal through the exercise of reasonable care. [2001 c.249 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.672 - Duties of personal representative who is garnished.

Garnishment does not impair the powers of a personal representative over estate property for the purposes of administration. If a personal representative receives a writ of garnishment, the personal representative must prepare and deliver a garnishee response in the manner provided by ORS 18.600 to 18.850, but no payment of money or delivery of property need be made by the personal representative until such time as specified in this section. The personal representative must note on the response that the property is estate property subject to administration. The personal representative must also file a copy of the writ of garnishment and the garnishee response in the office of the court administrator for the court in which the estate is being administered, and must report the garnishment to the court in any petition for distribution. In a judgment made upon such petition, distribution shall be ordered to the heir or legatee, but delivery shall be ordered to the sheriff or to the garnishor, as required by ORS 18.600 to 18.850. [2001 c.249 §23; 2003 c.576 §55]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.680 - Response required; time.

(1) Except as specifically provided under ORS 18.682, a garnishee must prepare a garnishee response in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.835 and must deliver the response in the manner provided in ORS 18.690.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a garnishee response must be delivered by the garnishee not later than seven calendar days after the date on which the writ of garnishment was delivered to the garnishee.
(3) If the seventh calendar day after delivery of a writ of garnishment is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, a garnishee response must be delivered by the garnishee on or before the next following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. [2001 c.249 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.682 - When response not required.

A garnishee has no duty to prepare and deliver a garnishee response if:
(1) The writ of garnishment is not delivered to the garnishee within the time provided under ORS 18.609;
(2) The garnishor fails to serve the garnishee with all items required under ORS 18.650;
(3) The garnishee receives a release of garnishment issued under ORS 18.770; or
(4) Any other law or court order directs that the response not be made. [2001 c.249 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.688 - Response of garnishee who is employer of debtor.

In addition to the requirements of ORS 18.685, if a garnishee employs the debtor, the garnishee must so note on the garnishee response and indicate the pay period and the next payday for the debtor. [2001 c.249 §27]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.690 - Delivery of garnishee response.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a garnishee who is required to deliver a garnishee response must mail or personally deliver:
(a) The original of the response to the garnishor;
(b) A copy of the response to the debtor; and
(c) A copy of the response to the court administrator for the court specified in the writ of garnishment as having authority over the writ.
(2) The garnishee shall not mail or personally deliver a copy of the garnishee response to the court administrator if:
(a) The garnishee discovers that a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy petition has been filed by or on behalf of the debtor after the debt was adjudicated as provided in ORS 18.605, and the garnishee will not make payments or deliver property under the writ pursuant to ORS 18.618 (3); or
(b) The garnishee does not employ the debtor and the garnishee has no property of the debtor in the garnishee’s possession, control or custody that is garnishable property.
(3) For the purpose of compliance with ORS 18.680, delivery of a garnishee response under this section is accomplished upon mailing or upon personal delivery of the response. [2001 c.249 §28; 2003 c.85 §10; 2003 c.576 §56; 2005 c.391 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.692 - Supplemental garnishee response.

(1) The garnishee shall prepare a supplemental garnishee response and deliver the supplemental garnishee response to the garnishor and to the debtor, if either of the following occurs after the garnishee has delivered an initial garnishee response and before the garnishee delivers all property that is subject to garnishment under the writ of garnishment:
(a) The garnishee discovers that a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy petition has been filed by or on behalf of the debtor under section 301, 302 or 303 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. 101 to 1330) after the debt was adjudicated as provided in ORS 18.605; or
(b) The garnishee receives an order to withhold income that is entitled to priority under ORS 25.375.
(2) The supplemental garnishee response required under this section must be in substantially the form provided in the instructions to garnishee form set forth in ORS 18.838. [2001 c.249 §29; 2003 c.85 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.700 - Manner of making challenge to garnishment.

(1) A debtor may use a challenge to a garnishment to claim such exemptions from garnishment as are permitted by law. A challenge to a garnishment may also be used by a debtor:
(a) To assert that the amount specified in the writ of garnishment as being subject to garnishment is greater than the total amount owed by the debtor to the creditor; or
(b) To assert that property is not garnishable property.
(2) A debtor may make a challenge to a garnishment by completing the challenge to garnishment form provided by ORS 18.850, or a substantially similar form, and by delivering, in person or by first class mail, the original of the completed form to the court administrator for the court specified in the writ of garnishment as the court with authority over the writ and a copy of the completed form to the garnishor. A challenge to a garnishment must be delivered:
(a) Within 120 days after a copy of the writ of garnishment is delivered to the debtor, if the garnishee is the employer of the debtor and the challenge is based on an exemption that is claimed for wages earned by the debtor from the garnishee; or
(b) Within 30 days after a copy of the writ of garnishment is delivered to the debtor, if the challenge is made on any other basis.
(3) Upon receiving a challenge to a garnishment under subsection (2) of this section, the court administrator shall retain all payments sent to the court administrator under ORS 18.705 and 18.708 until such time as the court enters a decision on the challenge. The court administrator shall reject any payment that is received after the challenge is made and that is not payable to the court, and the court administrator shall return the payment to the garnishee with instructions to reissue the payment as payable to the court.
(4) A court shall not require the payment of any fee for the filing of a challenge to a garnishment.
(5) A challenge to a garnishment may be used only for the purposes specified in this section and ORS 18.725. [2001 c.249 §30; 2003 c.85 §12; 2003 c.576 §57]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.702 - Notice to garnishor and garnishee of challenge to garnishment.

(1) Without unreasonable delay, a court administrator who has received a challenge to a garnishment under ORS 18.700 shall provide written notice of the challenge as provided in this section. The notice must include a statement reflecting the consequences of failure of a garnishor or garnishee to comply with the requirements of ORS 18.705 and 18.708. The notice may include the notice of hearing under ORS 18.710.
(2) The court administrator shall provide the notice of a challenge required by subsection (1) of this section to:
(a) The garnishor.
(b) The garnishee, unless the court administrator knows that the garnishee has already delivered all garnishable property to the garnishor.
(c) The sheriff of the county identified in any notice delivered to the court administrator under ORS 18.755 (5). [2001 c.249 §31; 2003 c.576 §58]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.705 - Duties of garnishor and creditor created by challenge to garnishment.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, upon receiving notice of a challenge to a garnishment under ORS 18.702, a garnishor who is a creditor must send to the court specified in the writ of garnishment all amounts received by the garnishor that the debtor has claimed to be exempt or not subject to garnishment, unless the court specifically orders otherwise.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if the garnishor is not a creditor, upon receiving notice of a challenge to a garnishment under ORS 18.702, the garnishor must promptly send to the court specified in the writ of garnishment all amounts received under the writ that have not been delivered to the creditor and that the debtor has claimed to be exempt or not subject to garnishment. The creditor must promptly send to the court specified in the writ all amounts that the creditor has received under the writ and that the debtor has claimed to be exempt or not subject to garnishment.
(3) Payments made to the court under this section must be in cash or by check made payable to the court. If the payment has not reached the court by the time of the hearing under ORS 18.710, the court administrator shall so notify the judge presiding at the hearing. If the court determines that any of the garnished money should be disbursed to the debtor and the payment has not reached the court by the time of that determination, the court may issue an order requiring that the garnishor or creditor appear and show cause why the garnishor or creditor should not be held in contempt. In addition to contempt proceedings, the court may require the garnishor or creditor to pay attorney fees under ORS 20.105. A court’s imposition of sanctions under this subsection does not limit any remedy otherwise available to the debtor.
(4) This section does not apply if the garnishor or creditor is not allowed by law to disburse the payment to the court.
(5) The receipt of a challenge to a garnishment does not affect the requirement under ORS 18.755 (1) that the garnishor mail or deliver a written request for sale of property, and pay the fees determined by the sheriff under ORS 18.755 (3), not later than 20 days after the garnishee delivers the garnishee response to the court administrator for the court specified in the writ of garnishment as having authority over the writ. The garnishor must note upon the request for sale that a challenge to the garnishment has been made by the debtor. [2001 c.249 §32; 2003 c.85 §13; 2003 c.304 §2; 2003 c.576 §59]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.708 - Duties of garnishee created by challenge to garnishment.

(1) Upon receiving notice of a challenge to a garnishment under ORS 18.702, a garnishee who would otherwise be required to make a payment to the garnishor shall mail or deliver the payment, by cash or by check made payable to the court, to the court administrator. The garnishee must make the payment to the court within the time that the garnishee would have otherwise been required to mail or deliver the payment to the garnishor. A garnishee who fails to make payment in the manner required by this section is subject to liability under the provisions of ORS 18.775 to 18.782.
(2) Upon receiving notice of a challenge under ORS 18.702, a garnishee who holds any property described in ORS 18.750 must hold the garnished property for the period specified in ORS 18.752 (1). If the sheriff informs the garnishee before the end of the period specified in ORS 18.752 (1) that the property held by the garnishee will be sold, the garnishee shall continue to hold the property until receiving further directions from the court. [2001 c.249 §33; 2003 c.576 §60]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.710 - Hearing on challenge to garnishment.

(1) A debtor’s challenge to a garnishment shall be adjudicated in a summary manner at a hearing before the court with authority over the writ of garnishment. The court administrator shall immediately set a hearing date and send notice of the hearing to the garnishor, garnishee and debtor at the addresses provided in the challenge to garnishment form. The hearing shall be held as soon as possible. The garnishor shall provide a copy of the writ of garnishment to the court on or before the date set for the hearing.
(2) Hearings on a challenge to a garnishment may be held by telecommunication.
(3) The debtor has the burden to prove timely delivery of a challenge to a garnishment. [2001 c.249 §34; 2003 c.85 §14; 2003 c.576 §61]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.712 - Allowance or denial of challenge.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, if a challenge to a garnishment is allowed by the court, the court administrator shall mail to the debtor from any payments made to the court administrator all amounts determined to be exempt from or not subject to garnishment within 10 judicial days after the court’s order allowing the challenge. If the challenge to a garnishment has been made for property described in ORS 18.750 and a request for sale of the property has been made by the garnishor under ORS 18.755, the court administrator shall give notice of the court’s decision to the garnishee and to the sheriff who would conduct the sale.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, any amount determined to be garnishable property that is not exempt after a hearing shall be mailed to the garnishor within 10 judicial days after the court’s order denying the challenge as to that amount.
(3) The Judicial Department may by written policy establish time limitations different from the 10-day period provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section for the delivery of amounts after a judicial determination on a challenge to a garnishment. The time limitations established by the department may be longer or shorter than the 10-day period. The policy may provide for a period longer than 10 days for a category of payments only if the department determines that the category is subject to special circumstances that create substantial difficulties in meeting a requirement of delivery within 10 days. The policy shall provide for delivery in less than 10 days for any category of payments that the department determines can be delivered within a shorter period of time. The department shall consider federal guidelines and rules relating to the timing of transactions in financial institutions in developing a policy under this subsection. Any policy adopted under this subsection applies to all courts of this state, except that municipal courts and justice courts are not bound by any requirement that a category of payments be delivered in less than 10 days. [2001 c.249 §35; 2003 c.576 §62]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.715 - Sanctions.

(1) A court may impose sanctions against any person who files a challenge to a garnishment in bad faith. The sanctions a court may impose under this subsection are a penalty of not more than $100 and responsibility for attorney fees under ORS 20.105.
(2) The court shall order a creditor to return any property that is garnished under a writ of garnishment and that was exempt from garnishment or not subject to garnishment, and shall order the creditor to pay a penalty of $200 to the debtor in addition to all costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the debtor in recovering the property and penalty, if:
(a) The creditor is the garnishor and fails to provide in the writ any address for the debtor that is known to the creditor; or
(b) The creditor is not the garnishor and fails to provide to the garnishor any address for the debtor that is known to the creditor.
(3) The imposition of sanctions under this section does not limit any remedy otherwise available to the creditor or debtor. [2001 c.249 §36]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.718 - Special procedures for writs issued for past due support.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 18.700 (2), if a writ of garnishment is issued pursuant to ORS 25.083, the debtor may:
(a) Challenge the enforcement of the past due support in the appropriate tribunal of the state upon whose request the writ was issued as indicated in the writ of garnishment; or
(b) File a challenge to the garnishment with the court administrator for the court in the county in which the property was located when the writ was delivered, if the debtor pays the filing fee required for an appearance and files with the court administrator copies of the writ of garnishment, the debt calculation form and the garnishee response delivered to the debtor under ORS 18.658.
(2) When a challenge to a garnishment is filed under this section, the court administrator shall enter the filing in the court register and the court shall decide the challenge in the manner provided by ORS 18.710.
(3) Immediately upon receipt of a notice of a challenge to a garnishment under this section, the issuer of the writ shall file with the court administrator a response to the challenge, attaching copies of the writ of garnishment and garnishee response, and any supporting documentation necessary or helpful to the court in making a determination on the challenge. [2001 c.249 §36a; 2003 c.576 §63; 2007 c.493 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.725 - Claim by person other than debtor for all or part of garnished property.

Any person other than a debtor who has an interest in any garnished property or in any part of the garnished property may assert that interest by filing with the court administrator for the court specified in the writ of garnishment an application in substantially the form set forth in ORS 18.850 for a challenge to a garnishment. The provisions of ORS 18.700 to 18.715 apply to an application made under this section. [2001 c.249 §37; 2003 c.576 §64]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.730 - Payment of money under writ; garnishor’s duty to hold payments.

(1) Unless the court has directed otherwise or the garnishee has received notice that a challenge to the garnishment has been filed by the debtor, a garnishee shall make payments of money under a writ of garnishment to the garnishor.
(2) Except as provided in ORS 18.645 and 18.745, a garnishor receiving a payment under a writ of garnishment must hold the payment for a period of 10 days after receipt. The payments must be held in this state, must be clearly identifiable and must be held separate and apart from any account used for operating a business or used to pay personal or business expenses. A payment under a writ may be commingled with other garnished money.
(3) If a garnishee receives notice of a challenge to the garnishment from the court administrator under ORS 18.702, the garnishee shall cease making payments to the garnishor and shall make all further payments to the court administrator in the manner provided by ORS 18.708.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a creditor is a state agency as defined by ORS 183.750, the garnishor may require that checks issued for payments under a writ be made payable to the garnishor or to such other person as designated by the garnishor. A state agency may modify the forms provided in ORS 18.600 to 18.850 to reflect the provisions of this subsection. [2001 c.249 §38; 2003 c.85 §15; 2003 c.576 §65]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.732 - Money owed to debtor that is due within 45 days.

(1) If the property garnished by a writ of garnishment is money that is owed to the debtor and that is not due to be paid at the time the writ is delivered but that will become due within 45 days after the delivery date, the garnishee is not required to deliver the money until payment is due. Within five days after the payment is due, unless the garnishment has been satisfied or released, the garnishee must mail or deliver to the garnishor the amount of the payment then due or a portion of the payment sufficient to satisfy the garnishment, whichever is less.
(2) If the garnishee receives notice of a challenge to the garnishment at any time before the garnishee mails or delivers the amount due, the garnishee shall comply with ORS 18.708. [2001 c.249 §39]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.735 - Payment of wages subject to garnishment.

Upon delivery of a writ of garnishment, a garnishee that employs the debtor shall pay to the garnishor all wages that are determined to be subject to garnishment, and that are not exempt under ORS 18.385, at the following times:
(1) The garnishee must make an initial payment when the garnishee next pays any wages to the debtor. The payment must be for all wages that were owing to the debtor on the date that the writ was delivered to the garnishee, and all amounts that are being paid to the debtor for work performed after the writ was delivered and before issuance of the paycheck. The garnishee must compute the amount of wages subject to garnishment using the wage exemption calculation form provided by ORS 18.840 and must mail a copy of the completed form along with the first payment under the writ.
(2) Unless the writ of garnishment is satisfied or released, the garnishee must make subsequent payments under the writ whenever the garnishee makes any payment of wages to the debtor during the period specified in ORS 18.625. Each time there is any change in the debtor’s pay period or any change in the amount paid to the debtor during the debtor’s pay period, the garnishee must complete a new wage exemption calculation form and mail a copy of the completed form along with the payment.
(3) Unless the writ of garnishment is satisfied or released sooner, the garnishee must make a final payment under the writ when the garnishee next makes a payment of wages to the debtor after the writ expires under the provisions of ORS 18.625. The payment must be for all wages that were owing to the debtor on the date that the writ expires. The garnishee must complete a new wage exemption calculation form and mail a copy of the completed form along with the final payment. [2001 c.249 §40]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.736 - Processing fee.

(1) If a garnishee that employs a debtor is required to make any payment under a writ of garnishment by reason of wages payable to the debtor, the garnishee may collect a $2 processing fee for each week of wages, or fraction of a week of wages, for which a payment is made under the provisions of ORS 18.735. The processing fee must be collected after the last payment is made under the writ. The fee shall be withheld from the wages of the debtor, and is in addition to the amounts withheld for payment to the garnishor under the writ or under any other writ delivered to the garnishee.
(2) The fee provided for in this section may not be collected if withholding of the fee would reduce the debtor’s net disposable income below the minimum amounts prescribed by ORS 18.385. [2003 c.779 §3; 2009 c.529 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.738 - Acceptance or rejection of payments by court administrator.

(1) The court administrator is not liable for accepting any amount of payment under a writ of garnishment, including any payment that is sent to the court administrator in error or any payment that exceeds the amount required to satisfy the garnishment.
(2) The court administrator may return to the garnishee any payment received from the garnishee unless the garnishee has delivered a garnishee response to the court in the manner required by ORS 18.690 or has provided a statement to the court administrator that the payment is a voluntary payment on behalf of the debtor to be applied toward satisfaction of the garnishment or is a payment under another law or court order that requires or allows the garnishee to pay money to the court. [2001 c.249 §41; 2003 c.576 §66]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.740 - Payments erroneously sent to court.

(1) If a garnishee erroneously sends a payment to the court that should have been sent to the garnishor, the court administrator shall immediately forward to the garnishor any cash or check made payable to the garnishor. If a garnishee erroneously sends a payment in the form of a check made payable to the court, the court administrator may deposit and hold the check until the check has cleared and then forward the payment to the garnishor.
(2) The court administrator is not liable for interest on money erroneously sent to the court if the court administrator transmits the money to the garnishor in a timely manner. [2001 c.249 §42; 2003 c.576 §67]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.742 - Crediting of payments against debt.

(1) If a garnishee makes payment to the garnishor, the payment shall be credited against the debt on the date the garnishor receives the payment.
(2) If a garnishee makes payment to the court, the payment shall be credited against the debt on the date the court administrator disburses payment to the garnishor, unless the court otherwise orders. This subsection applies even if the garnishee makes payment to the court in error or when the court administrator holds money pending a decision on a challenge to the garnishment. [2001 c.249 §43; 2003 c.576 §68]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.745 - Excess payments.

Within 10 days after receiving a payment under a writ of garnishment, a garnishor or creditor must return to the debtor any amount that exceeds the amount owing on the debt. If payment was made by check, the garnishor or creditor is not required to return the payment until 10 days after the check has cleared. [2001 c.249 §44; 2003 c.85 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.750 - Application of ORS 18.750 to 18.760.

(1) A garnishee shall not deliver the property described in this section to the garnishor. If the garnishor seeks to apply the property described in this section against the debt of the debtor, the property must be sold by the sheriff in the manner specified in ORS 18.750 to 18.760.
(2) The provisions of ORS 18.750 to 18.760 apply to:
(a) Except as provided in ORS 18.618 (1)(a)(F), any money owed by a garnishee to a debtor the payment of which is not due at the time the writ of garnishment is delivered to the garnishee and the payment of which does not become due within 45 days after the date of delivery;
(b) Property of the debtor that the garnishee holds under an unexpired bailment or lease;
(c) Property of the debtor in which the garnishee has a security interest that was granted to the garnishee by the debtor before the delivery of the writ; and
(d) Any other garnishable property that is not payable in money.
(3) The property described in subsection (2)(a) to (c) of this section must be delivered by the garnishee to the purchaser in the manner provided by ORS 18.758 (3) if the interest of the debtor in the property is sold by the sheriff under ORS 18.758. Subject to the provisions of ORS 18.755, the garnishee must deliver to the sheriff any other garnishable property that is not payable in money upon receiving notice from the sheriff under ORS 18.755 (4). [2001 c.249 §45; 2005 c.542 §64; 2007 c.496 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.752 - Garnishee duties.

(1) If a garnishee indicates in the garnishee response that the garnishee holds any property described in ORS 18.750, the garnishee must hold the garnished property, or a portion of the property sufficient to satisfy the garnishment, for a period of 30 days after the garnishee delivers the garnishee response to the court administrator for the court specified in the writ of garnishment as having authority over the writ, unless the sheriff or the garnishor notifies the garnishee that the garnishment is released or terminated. If the sheriff contacts the garnishee during the 30-day period, the garnishee shall deliver the property to the sheriff or take such other action as may be specified in the notice given to the garnishee under ORS 18.755 (4).
(2) If the garnishee is not contacted by the sheriff before the end of the 30-day period provided for in subsection (1) of this section, the garnishment is of no further force or effect with respect to the property and the garnishee may deal with the garnished property as if the writ had not been delivered to the garnishee. [2001 c.249 §46; 2003 c.304 §3; 2003 c.576 §69a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.758 - Sheriff’s sale.

(1) A sheriff shall sell property under ORS 18.750 to 18.760 in the same manner in which property is sold on execution. If the debtor owns only part of the property, the sheriff shall sell the interest of the debtor in the property. The date scheduled by the sheriff for the sale of the property must be:
(a) Within 20 days after notice is sent to the garnishee under ORS 18.755 (4), if the garnishee is directed to continue to hold the property pending sale by the sheriff; or
(b) Within 20 days after the property is delivered to the sheriff, if the garnishee is directed to deliver the property to the sheriff under ORS 18.755 (4).
(2) If the garnishor notifies the sheriff that property should be released to the debtor, the sheriff shall promptly release the property.
(3) If the garnishee continues to hold property of the debtor pending sale of the property under ORS 18.750 to 18.760, within five days after the sale of property under this section the sheriff shall advise the garnishee in writing of the identity of the purchaser and that the purchaser is entitled to possession of the property or to possession of the debtor’s interest in the property. If the property is a debt owed to the debtor for which payment is not due or is subject to a bailment, lease or security interest that has not yet expired or been satisfied or released, the garnishee need not deliver the property to the purchaser until five days after payment is due, the bailment or lease has expired, or the indebtedness secured by the property is satisfied or the security interest is released. [2001 c.249 §48; 2007 c.255 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.760 - Challenge to garnishment.

If the sheriff receives notice of a challenge to the garnishment pursuant to ORS 18.702 after a request for sale of property has been submitted by the garnishor under ORS 18.755, the sheriff shall not take possession of or sell any property that is subject to the challenge. If the sheriff has taken property into possession before receiving the notice provided for in ORS 18.702, the sheriff shall hold the property pending the court’s determination on the challenge. Upon receiving notice of the court’s determination under ORS 18.712, the sheriff shall proceed as directed by the court. [2001 c.249 §49]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.770 - Release of garnishment.

(1) A garnishor may issue a release of garnishment that covers all or any portion of the property held under a writ of garnishment. The release must be in substantially the form provided by ORS 18.842. The garnishor must deliver a copy of the release to the garnishee and the debtor. In addition, the garnishor must deliver a copy of the release to:
(a) The sheriff, if the garnishor has made a request for sale of property under ORS 18.755; and
(b) The court administrator for the court specified in the writ of garnishment as the court with authority over the writ, if the garnishor has made a request for sale of property under ORS 18.755 or if the garnishor has received a challenge to the garnishment.
(2) A person who does not receive a copy of a release under this section is not liable for treating the property as though the writ were still in effect.
(3) Any proceedings for the sale of property under ORS 18.758 shall be terminated immediately upon receipt by the sheriff of a copy of a release of garnishment.
(4) Upon receipt of a copy of a release under this section, the garnishee may proceed to deal with the released property as though the writ of garnishment had not been issued. [2001 c.249 §50; 2003 c.576 §70]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.775 - Liability of garnishee.

(1) If a garnishee fails to file a garnishee response within the time required by law, or fails to deliver all garnishable property required to be delivered under the writ of garnishment within the time required by law, the garnishee is liable to the creditor in an amount equal to the lesser of:
(a) The amount required to satisfy the garnishment; or
(b) The value of the debtor’s garnishable property held by the garnishee at the time the writ is delivered to the garnishee.
(2) A judgment may be entered against the garnishee for the amounts specified in this section if, after a hearing, the court finds that:
(a) The garnishee at the time of the delivery of the writ of garnishment held garnishable property of the debtor beyond the amount reported in the garnishee response;
(b) The garnishee held any garnishable property of the debtor and the garnishee failed to make a response; or
(c) The garnishee failed to deliver garnishable property required to be delivered under the writ.
(3) A supplemental judgment shall be entered under subsection (2) of this section if the garnishment was issued for a debt described in ORS 18.605 (1)(a) and a general judgment has been entered in the action. A limited judgment shall be entered under subsection (2) of this section if the garnishment was issued for a debt described in ORS 18.605 (1)(a) and a general judgment has not been entered in the action. A limited or general judgment shall be entered under subsection (2) of this section if the garnishment was issued for a debt described in ORS 18.605 (1)(b), (c) or (d).
(4) If a garnishee is liable to a creditor under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the creditor may also recover costs of the creditor as determined under ORCP 68. If the garnishee fails to file a garnishee response within the time required by law, the costs of the creditor may be recovered from the garnishee even if it is determined that the garnishee held no garnishable property of the debtor at the time the writ was delivered to the garnishee.
(5) Any amounts from a garnishee collected other than costs under a judgment entered pursuant to this section must be credited against the debt owed by the debtor to the creditor. [2001 c.249 §51; 2009 c.484 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.778 - Order to appear.

(1) If a garnishee fails to provide a garnishee response within the time required by law, or the response is unsatisfactory to the garnishor, or the garnishee fails to deliver garnishable property under the writ of garnishment within the time required by law, upon application of the garnishor, the garnishee may be ordered by the court to appear at a specified time and place for an examination. In addition to or in lieu of an order to appear for examination, the court may order the garnishee to appear for a hearing under ORS 18.782 to determine whether the garnishee should be held liable for the amount specified in ORS 18.775.
(2) At any time after a garnishor applies for an order under this section, the court may enter an order restraining the garnishee from in any manner disposing of or injuring any of the property of the debtor alleged by the garnishor to be in the garnishee’s possession.
(3) Disobedience of any order of the court under this section, or refusal to answer any question upon appearance under an order to appear for examination, may be punished as contempt. [2001 c.249 §52]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.780 - Pleadings; default judgment.

(1) If the court orders a garnishee to appear for a hearing under ORS 18.782, the garnishor must serve upon the garnishee written allegations not less than 20 days before the time set for the hearing or within such time as may be specified in the order. The allegations must inform the garnishee that if the garnishee fails to answer the allegations not less than 10 days before the time when the garnishee is required to appear for hearing, default judgment may be given against the garnishee for an amount no greater than the judgment against the debtor, plus any costs awarded by the court in the proceeding. The garnishor may also serve upon the garnishee, not less than 20 days before the time set for the hearing or within such time as may be specified in the order, written interrogatories concerning matters relating to the garnishment.
(2) Unless further time is allowed for good cause, not less than 10 days before the time when the garnishee is required to appear for hearing, the garnishee must file with the court an answer to the allegations and interrogatories of the garnishor and deliver a true copy of the answer to the garnishor. The answer shall be on oath and shall contain a full response to all of the allegations and interrogatories.
(3) The garnishor may except to the answer of the garnishee for insufficiency, within such time as may be allowed by the court. If the answer is adjudged insufficient, the garnishee may be allowed to amend the answer.
(4) If the garnishee fails to answer as required under subsection (2) of this section, the creditor may have judgment against the garnishee for want of answer. In no case shall default judgment be given against the garnishee for an amount greater than the judgment against the debtor, plus any costs awarded by the court in the proceeding. The judgment provided for in this subsection is in lieu of any judgment under ORS 18.775. Any amounts other than costs collected from a garnishee under a judgment entered pursuant to this subsection must be credited against the debt owed by the debtor to the creditor. [2001 c.249 §53]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure › Chapter 018 - Judgments › Section 18.782 - Hearing.

Witnesses, including the debtor and garnishee, may be required to appear and testify at a hearing held pursuant to an order issued under ORS 18.778. The proceedings against a garnishee shall be tried by the court as upon the trial of an issue of law between a plaintiff and defendant. [2001 c.249 §54]