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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 525.230 (2026)

Garnishee is a financial institution, one-time deduction permitted, when

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  525.230.  Garnishee is a financial institution, one-time deduction permitted, when — procedure. — The garnishee may deduct a one-time sum not to exceed twenty dollars, or the fee previously agreed upon between the garnishee and judgment debtor where and if the garnishee is a financial institution, for his or her trouble and expenses in answering the interrogatories and withholding the funds, to be withheld from any funds garnished, in addition to the moneys withheld to satisfy the court-ordered judgment.  Such fee shall not be a credit against the court-ordered judgment and shall be collected first.  The garnishee may file a motion with the court for additional costs, including attorney's fees, reasonably incurred in answering the interrogatories in which case the court may make such award as it deems reasonable.  The motion shall be filed on or before the date the garnishee makes payment or delivers property subject to garnishment to the court.

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(RSMo 1939 § 1582, A.L. 1990 S.B. 834, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with S.B. 621 merged with S.B. 672)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1418; 1919 § 1868; 1909 § 2435

Effective 1-15-15

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1972–1987 · leading case: Dunn v. Bemor Petroleum, 737 S.W.2d 187 (Mo. 1987).
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Dunn v. Bemor Petroleum, 737 S.W.2d 187 (Mo. 1987). · cites it 2× “-220, read in conjunction with § 525.230, 8 a garnishee may recover a reasonable amount for expenses incurred in answering, including attorney fees, “[i]f by answer, not excepted to or denied, it appears that the garnishee has property subject to garnishment_” Rule 90.”
State ex rel. Auto Fin. Co. v. Collins, 482 S.W.2d 529 (Mo. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “Section 525.230 permits recovery by a garnishee of “a reasonable allowance for his trouble and expenses in answering, to be paid out of the funds or proceeds of the property or effects confessed in his hands.”
State ex rel. Auto Fin. Co. v. Collins, 496 S.W.2d 827 (Mo. 1973). · cites it 2× “Section 525.230 permits recovery by a garnishee of 'a reasonable allowance for his trouble and expenses in answering, to be paid out of the funds or proceeds of the property or effects confessed in his hands.”
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