Section 35-12-2 - Garnishment; service on garnishee. - New Mexico Statutes

35-12-2. Garnishment; service on garnishee.

A.     The garnishment shall be served on the garnishee within the magistrate district in the manner provided by law for service of a civil summons in the magistrate court and shall order the garnishee in the action to appear before the magistrate within twenty days from the date of service to answer under oath, as of the date the garnishment was served and also as of the date of his answer:   

(1)     what, if anything, he is indebted to the defendant and on what account;   

(2)     what, if any, personal property of the defendant is in his possession; and   

(3)     what other persons, if any, within his knowledge are indebted to the defendant or have personal property of the defendant in their possession.   

B.     Return on the garnishment shall be made in the manner provided by law for return on a civil summons in the magistrate court.