Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 63.002 · Chapter 63. GARNISHMENT

WHO MAY ISSUE.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

The clerk of a district court, a county court, or the business court or a justice of the peace may issue a writ of garnishment returnable to the clerk's court.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 40), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.63.htm
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