2016 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings
§ 12-1598.05 Initial lien
12-1598.05. Initial lien
A. The writ is a lien on the nonexempt earnings of the judgment debtor from the date of service of the writ until any one of the following occurs:
1. An order of continuing lien is entered.
2. If no order is entered for a period of forty-five days after the date of the filing of the answer.
3. The writ is quashed, released or becomes ineffective as a result of the circumstances set forth in section 12-1598.10, subsection D.
B. The garnishee shall not remit any withheld earnings to the judgment creditor until an order of the court has been entered pursuant to section 12-1598.10.
C. The garnishee is not liable to the judgment creditor for failing to withhold earnings from a judgment debtor if those earnings were paid to the judgment debtor on a payday falling within three days, not including weekends and holidays, after the date of the service of the writ.
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