Section 21-18-9 - Fee paid to garnishee for expense of garnishment disclosure.

21-18-9. Fee paid to garnishee for expense of garnishment disclosure. If a garnishee summons, affidavit, and garnishment disclosure is served personally or by certified mail, the garnishee shall be paid the sum of fifteen dollars to reimburse the garnishee for the expense of preparing the garnishment disclosure which sum shall be taxed as a part of plaintiff's costs. If the garnishee is not paid, the garnishment proceeding is void. The return of service of the garnishee summons shall include a statement that the sum was paid. The garnishment disclosure shall be returned to the plaintiff and filed with the court.

Source: SDC 1939, § 37.2804; SL 1959, ch 238; SL 1988, ch 182, § 3; SL 1998, ch 126, § 1.