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Fla. Stat. § 77.17 (2025)

Compensation to garnishee.

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77.17 Compensation to garnishee.—The garnishee shall be allowed the pay of a witness for the garnishee’s attendance out of the debt owed to defendant or the property in the garnishee’s possession. If there is no debt or property in the garnishee’s possession, the allowance shall be against plaintiff.
History.—s. 7, ch. 43, 1845; RS 1678; GS 2142; RGS 3444; CGL 5297; s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 396, ch. 95-147.

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