8.01-512.5 - Hearing on claim of exemption from garnishment. - Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-512.5. Hearing on claim of exemption from garnishment.

A judgment debtor shall have the right to a hearing on his claim of exemptionfrom garnishment no later than seven business days from the date that theclaim is filed with the court.

The clerk shall notify the parties of the date, time and place of the hearingand the exemption being claimed. The garnishee shall comply with thegarnishment summons unless and until ordered otherwise in writing by thecourt. The order shall take effect upon receipt by the garnishee. The clerkis required to provide a copy of the order or other hearing disposition tothe garnishee only if the garnishment summons is dismissed or is modified bythe judge.

(1984, c. 1.)