SB224 Alabama 2017 Session

Under existing law, a garnishee is not compensated for retaining a portion of the funds withheld from the wages, salaries, or other compensation of a defendant pursuant to a process or writ of garnishment

This bill would provide that a court may allow a garnishee to receive, in the form of a tax credit, up to twenty-five dollars ($25) each time the garnishee withholds funds from the wages, salaries, or other compensation of a defendant pursuant to a process or writ of garnishment

To amend Section 6-10-7, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the garnishment of wages; to provide that a court may allow a garnishee to receive a tax credit each time the garnishee withholds funds from the wages, salaries, or other compensation of a defendant pursuant to a process or writ of garnishment.