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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-110-415

Garnishment of wages

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. D.A.N. Joint Venture III, L.P. (2008)

Most recently applied in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. D.A.N. Joint Venture III, L.P. (October 2008)

Acts 1981, No. 794, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 31-522 — 31-524; Acts 1991, No. 192, § 1; 1995, No. 276, § 1.

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(1) Upon the garnishment of salaries, wages, or other compensation due from the employer garnishee, the employer garnishee shall hold, to the extent of the amount due upon the judgment and costs, subject to the order of the court, any nonexempt wages due or which subsequently become due. The judgment or balance due thereon is a lien on salaries, wages, or other compensation due at the time of the service of the execution, or as set out in subsection (b) of this section.

(2) The lien provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall continue as to subsequent earnings until the total amount due upon the judgment and costs is paid or satisfied. The lien on subsequent earnings shall terminate sooner if the employment relationship is terminated or if the underlying judgment is vacated or modified.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.