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Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-407

Motion to quash execution or garnishment

Known as the Personal Property Owner's Rights and Garnishment Act

The act spans §§ 26–26 (62 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Clemmer (1995)

Most recently applied in In Re Clemmer (August 1995)

Acts 1988, ch. 934, § 9.

A judgment debtor may assert exemption rights after the service of an execution or garnishment by filing a motion to quash the garnishment or execution. The motion to quash must be filed within the following time periods:

(1) Twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 in the event of a levy of execution;

(2) Twenty (20) days from the withholding of wages by a garnishee/employer pursuant to a wage garnishment; and

(3) With respect to any other garnishment, twenty (20) days from the mailing of the notice required by § 26-2-404 pursuant to that garnishment.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.