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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54.5-103 (2026)

Property or earnings subject to garnishment

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(1) Repealed.

(2) Any indebtedness, intangible personal property, or tangible personal property capable of manual delivery, other than earnings, owned by the judgment debtor and in the possession and control of the garnishee at the time of service of the writ of garnishment upon the garnishee shall be subject to the process of garnishment.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the exemptions from garnishment required or allowed by law, including but not limited to exemptions provided by sections 13-54-102 and 13-54-104 and 15 U.S.C. sec. 1671 et seq., apply to all garnishments.

Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 470, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 621, § 30, effective July 1. L. 2019: (1) repealed and (3) amended, (HB 19-1189), ch. 214, p. 2224, § 2, effective August 2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1989–2016 · leading case: Great Neck Plaza L.P. v. Le Peep Restaurants, LLC, 37 P.3d 485 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001).
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Great Neck Plaza L.P. v. Le Peep Restaurants, LLC, 37 P.3d 485 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Summarizing the essential elements of the testimony, the trial court noted that Grill had transferred its assets to Restaurants in exchange for the stock of LLC. The trial court concluded that, in reality, the garnished funds were, at the time of garnishment, owned by Grill.”
Univ. Nat'l Bank v. Rhoadarmer, 827 P.2d 561 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “Section 13-54.5-103(2), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.”
United Guar. Residential Ins. Co. v. Dimmick, 916 P.2d 638 (Colo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “5-101(2) because only earnings owed by the garnishee to the judgment debtor are subject to garnishment under § 13-54.5-103, C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A).”
Union Colony Bank v. United Bank of Greeley Nat'l Ass'n, 832 P.2d 1112 (Colo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “Thus, we turn to the statutory provisions on garnishment to ascertain the nature and scope of this remedy, specifically, § 13-54.5-103, C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A), which identifies what property is subject to a writ of garnishment.”
Hall v. Hall-Stradley, 776 P.2d 1166 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 3× “Section 13-54.5-103(3), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.”
Thompson v. United Sec. All., Inc, 2016 COA 128 (Colo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 13-54.5-103, C.R.S. 2015; C.R.C.P. 103; Idaho Pac.”
TCF Equip. Fin., Inc. v. Pub. Tr. for the City & Cnty. of Denver, 297 P.3d 1048 (Colo. Ct. App. 2013). “money owed to the judgment debtor") (emphasis added); § 13-54.5-103(2) ("[aluy indebtedness, intangible personal property, or tangible property capable of manual delivery .”
Idaho Pac. Lumber Co. v. Celestial Land Co., 348 P.3d 950 (Colo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “2013, identifies property and earnings subject to garnishment: (1) Any earnings owed by the garnishee to the judgment debtor at the time of service of the writ of continuing garnishment upon the garnishee and all earnings accruing from the garnishee to the judgment debtor from…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54.5-103(1) — 1 case
United Guar. Residential Ins. Co. v. Dimmick, 916 P.2d 638 (Colo. Ct. App. 1996). “5-101(2) because only earnings owed by the garnishee to the judgment debtor are subject to garnishment under § 13-54.5-103, C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54.5-103(2) — 2 cases
Univ. Nat'l Bank v. Rhoadarmer, 827 P.2d 561 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). “Section 13-54.5-103(2), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.”
TCF Equip. Fin., Inc. v. Pub. Tr. for the City & Cnty. of Denver, 297 P.3d 1048 (Colo. Ct. App. 2013). “money owed to the judgment debtor") (emphasis added); § 13-54.5-103(2) ("[aluy indebtedness, intangible personal property, or tangible property capable of manual delivery .”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54.5-103(3) — 1 case
Hall v. Hall-Stradley, 776 P.2d 1166 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989). “Section 13-54.5-103(3), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.”
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