Concerning garnishment and attachment prior to judgment.

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(1) No order of attachment prior to judgment on any garnishee shall be made out or issued in any court of record in this state for any sum less than twenty dollars.

  1. Wages, fees, or commissions shall not be subject to a writ of garnishment made outor issued in any court of record in this state until a complaint has been filed. After a defendant in any case has become subject to the jurisdiction of a court of record in this state, no wages, fees, or commissions shall be subject to any writ of garnishment theretofore or thereafter made out or issued in such case except in aid of execution of judgment.

  2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to methods of enforcing collectionsprovided in article 79 of title 8, C.R.S.

  3. The provisions of this section shall be subject to article 5 of the "Uniform ConsumerCredit Code".

Source: R.S. p. 383, § 44. G.L. § 1445. G.S. § 1875. R.S. 08: § 3616. C.L. § 5904. CSA: C. 93, § 9. CRS 53: § 77-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 77-1-9. L. 65: p. 805, § 1. L. 71: p. 852, § 2.

Cross references: For the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code", see articles 1 to 9 of title 5.


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