2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Judgments and Executions
Article 54.5 - Garnishment
§ 13-54.5-102. Continuing garnishment - creation of lien

(1) In addition to garnishment proceedings otherwise available under the laws of this state in any case in which a money judgment is obtained in a court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment creditor or its assignees shall be entitled, on notice to the judgment debtor required by section 13-54.5-105, to apply to the clerk of such court for garnishment against any garnishee. To the extent that the earnings are not exempt from garnishment, such garnishment shall be a lien and continuing levy upon the earnings due or to become due from the garnishee to the judgment debtor.

(2) Garnishment pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be a lien and continuing levy against said earnings due for one hundred eighty-two days following service of the writ or for one hundred eighty-two days following the expiration of any writs with a priority under section 13-54.5-104, but such lien shall be terminated earlier than one hundred eighty-two days if earnings are no longer due, the underlying judgment is vacated, modified, or satisfied in full, or the writ is dismissed; except that a continuing garnishment may be suspended for a specified period of time by the judgment creditor upon agreement with the judgment debtor, which agreement shall be in writing and filed by the judgment creditor with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered and a copy of which shall be delivered by the judgment creditor to the garnishee.

(3) Garnishment pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall apply only to proceedings against the earnings of a judgment debtor who is a natural person.