ORS 18.790
Search fee
- garnishment processing fee
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, at the time of delivery of any writ of garnishment on a financial institution or at the time a notice of garnishment is delivered to the financial institution under ORS 18.854 (Notices of garnishment generally):(a)
A search fee of $10 must be paid to the financial institution if the garnishor is the Department of Revenue.(b)
A search fee of $15 must be paid to the financial institution if the garnishor is a person other than the department.(2)
A separate search fee must be paid under this section to the financial institution for each debtor if the writ is issued for more than one debtor under ORS 18.607 (Form of writ) (5).(3)
If the search fee required under this section is not paid:(a)
The garnishment is not effective to garnish any property of the debtor; and(b)
The financial institution need not file a garnishee response.(4)
The search fee required under this section need not be paid to a financial institution if the debtor is an employee of the financial institution.(5)
Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a financial institution may enter into an agreement with any state agency authorized to garnish pursuant to ORS 18.645 (Writs issued by Division of Child Support or district attorney) or 18.854 (Notices of garnishment generally) for periodic billing and payment of garnishee search fees required under this section.(6)
The right of a financial institution to receive the search fee required under this section does not in any way restrict or impair the right of the financial institution to charge and collect an additional garnishment processing fee from any debtor whose property the financial institution holds, or to whom the financial institution owes money. However, a financial institution may not charge or collect a garnishment processing fee in violation of ORS 652.610 (Itemized statement of amounts and purposes of deductions). If a financial institution charges a garnishment processing fee, the financial institution may collect the fee by deducting the amount of the fee from any amount that the financial institution owes to the debtor.(7)
If a garnishment account review reveals that a payment was made by direct deposit or electronic payment to the debtor’s account during the lookback period described in ORS 18.784 (Certain financial institution deposits not subject to garnishment) (2), the financial institution may not charge or collect a garnishment processing fee under subsection (6) of this section against the amount that is not subject to garnishment, and may not charge or collect a garnishment processing fee under subsection (6) of this section against any amounts in the account after the date of the garnishment account review. [2001 c.249 §55; 2003 c.85 §16a; 2007 c.356 §1; 2009 c.430 §5; 2011 c.733 §7]
Source:
Section 18.790 — Search fee; garnishment processing fee, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors018.html
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