32-09.1-02. Creditors may proceed by garnishment

32-09.1-02. Creditors may proceed by garnishment

Any creditor is entitled to proceed by garnishment in any court having jurisdiction of the

subject of the action against any person, any public corporation, the United States, the state of

North Dakota, or any institution, department, or agency of the state, indebted to or having any

property in possession or under control, belonging to the creditor's debtor after securing a

judgment against the debtor in a court of competent jurisdiction, in the cases, upon the

conditions, and in the manner prescribed in this chapter. A garnishment action brought pursuant

to this chapter is the exclusive procedure which may be used to execute on earnings of a debtor

while those earnings are held by a third-party employer.