Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 425.516 (2026)

Payment by garnishee -- Costs

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The garnishee may pay the money owing to the defendant by him, not exceeding the plaintiff's claim and costs, to the sheriff having in his hands the order of attachment, or into the court or to such person as the court may direct in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure; and to that extent he shall be discharged from liability to the defendant. He shall not be subjected to costs beyond those caused by his resistance of the claim against him; and, if he discloses the property of the defendant in his hands, or the true sum owing by him, and delivers or pays the same to the sheriff, or according to the order of the court, he shall be allowed his costs. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 33.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2017 · leading case: Deal v. First & Farmers Nat'l Bank, Inc., 518 S.W.3d 159 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017).

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Deal v. First & Farmers Nat'l Bank, Inc., 518 S.W.3d 159 (Ky. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “511(2), If garnishee holds money owing to the defendant, he is required to comply with the provisions of KRS 425.516: The garnishee may pay the money owing to the defendant by him, not exceeding the plaintiffs claim and costs, to the sheriff having in his hands the order of…”

Cent. Supply of Virginia, Inc. v. Commonwealth Life Ins. Co., 787 S.W.2d 273 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990). “KRS 425.516. The statutes do not confer standing on the garnishee to claim an exemption of the judgment debtor.”

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