31.296 - Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment; fee for withholding; termination of employment. - Nevada Statutes

31.296  Garnishment of earnings: Period of garnishment; fee for withholding; termination of employment.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the garnishee indicates in the garnishee’s answer to garnishee interrogatories that the garnishee is the employer of the defendant, the writ of garnishment served on the garnishee shall be deemed to continue for 120 days or until the amount demanded in the writ is satisfied, whichever occurs earlier.

      2.  In addition to the fee set forth in NRS 31.270, a garnishee is entitled to a fee from the plaintiff of $3 per pay period, not to exceed $12 per month, for each withholding made of the defendant’s earnings. This subsection does not apply to the first pay period in which the defendant’s earnings are garnished.

      3.  If the defendant’s employment by the garnishee is terminated before the writ of garnishment is satisfied, the garnishee:

      (a) Is liable only for the amount of earned but unpaid, disposable earnings that are subject to garnishment.

      (b) Shall provide the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney with the last known address of the defendant and the name of any new employer of the defendant, if known by the garnishee.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 699)