Absconding garnishee; order of arrest

Ind. Code § 34-25-3-6, under Garnishment.

Ind. Code § 34-25-3-6

Sec. 6. If the plaintiff or person representing the plaintiff files an affidavit with the clerk stating that the plaintiff or person: (1) fears that the garnishee will abscond before judgment with intent to defraud the plaintiff; and

(2) believes that the garnishee: (A) has money, things in action, goods, chattels, or effects of the defendant in the garnishee's possession; or (B) is indebted to the defendant; the clerk shall issue an order of arrest against the garnishee and hold the garnishee to bail as in a civil action. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-24.] As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.