ยง653-7 - Service on garnishee.
ยง653-7ย Service on garnishee.ย Service
of the copy upon the garnishee may be made in any of the manners here
described, namely:
(1)ย If the garnishee lives or has an office in the
district in which process is issued, by the officer's handing a copy to the
garnishee in person or leaving it in the garnishee's office in charge of some
deputy or clerk or other employees or attache of the office; or
(2)ย If the garnishee lives in a district other than
that in which the process was issued, by an officer's handing a copy to the
garnishee in person, or by mailing it in a sealed envelope, registered or
certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and addressed to the
garnishee's home or business address. [L 1890, c 50, ยง5; RL 1925, ยง2850; RL
1935, ยง4296; RL 1945, ยง10327; am L 1955, c 197, ยง2; RL 1955, ยง238-7; HRS
ยง653-7; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 82, ยง4]
Case Notes
ย Disbursing officer of senate may be held as garnishee.ย 10 H.
260.
ย Auditor, unless within exceptions, is properly a garnishee
for purpose of sequestering salary of territorial employee.ย 33 H. 602.
ย Cited:ย 34 H. 328, 330.