8.01-511.1 - Garnishee inability to determine whether it holds property of judgment debtor. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-511.1. Garnishee inability to determine whether it holds property ofjudgment debtor.

If a summons for the garnishment of property other than wages, salaries,commissions or other earnings does not contain sufficient or accurateinformation to enable the garnishee to reasonably identify the judgmentdebtor, the garnishee shall have no liability to the judgment creditor forfailing to deliver the judgment debtor's property in response to the summons.If the summons contains either the social security number or taxpayeridentification number of the judgment debtor as it appears in the records ofthe garnishee, or the name and address of the judgment debtor as they appearin the records of the garnishee, the summons shall be deemed to containinformation sufficient to enable the garnishee to reasonably identify thejudgment debtor.

If the summons contains sufficient or accurate information to enable thegarnishee to reasonably identify the judgment debtor, the garnishee shall (i)answer to the summoning court and further state what the garnishee's recordsshow as the last known address for the judgment debtor and any otherinformation the garnishee deems relevant and (ii) send to the judgment debtorat the last known address a copy of its answer to the court.

No garnishee or creditor who proceeds under the terms of this statute in goodfaith shall be liable to any person therefor.

(2002, c. 688.)