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Ohio Rev. Code § 124.10 (2026)

Garnishment actions against state employees and officers

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Effective:
March 30, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 170 (GA 122), Senate Bill 144 (GA 122)
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(A) Any judgment creditor of an employee or officer of the state may maintain against the state a proceeding in garnishment of personal earnings under Chapter 2716. of the Revised Code to subject to the payment of the creditor's or judgment creditor's judgment any salary, wages, or other compensation that is owed or will be owed to the employee or officer of the state in the same manner, to the same extent, and in the same courts as any judgment creditor may subject, under the laws of this state, any salary, wages, or other compensation due a judgment debtor from any employer. In any proceeding of that nature against the state, the order of garnishment of personal earnings shall be served upon the director of administrative services and shall set forth the name of the state agency in which the judgment debtor is employed.

(B) No proceeding in garnishment of personal earnings brought under section 2716.03 of the Revised Code shall be brought against a judgment debtor sooner than thirty days after the time an order and notice of garnishment is served upon the director of administrative services, regardless of who brings the proceeding or who brought the last successful proceeding.

The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.

Last updated January 13, 2023 at 1:40 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1986–2017 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Meyers v. Ohio State Lottery Comm'n, 517 N.E.2d 1029 (Ohio Ct. App. 1986).
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State Ex Rel. Meyers v. Ohio State Lottery Comm'n, 517 N.E.2d 1029 (Ohio Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “R.C. 124.10 (formerly R.C. 115.46) authorizes a creditor or a judgment creditor to maintain a garnishment action against the state only when: (a) the debtor is an employee or an official of the state; (b) the property sought to be sequestered is salary, wages, or other…”
Doss v. Thomas, 919 N.E.2d 219 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). “, R.C. 124.10(A) (authorizing an action or proceeding against the state for garnishment of a state employee’s compensation); R.”
Schwarz v. Bd. of Trs. of Ohio State Univ., 510 N.E.2d 808 (Ohio 1987). “46 (now R.C. 124.10) (garnishment proceedings against the state by a creditor); R.”
Springleaf Fin. Servs. of Ohio, Inc. v. Bayly, 2017 Ohio 5546 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Subsection (A) states the following: (A) Subject to the limitation on the commencement of proceedings contained in division (B) of section 124.10 of the Revised Code, a Guernsey County, Case No.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 124.10(A) — 1 case
Doss v. Thomas, 919 N.E.2d 219 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). “, R.C. 124.10(A) (authorizing an action or proceeding against the state for garnishment of a state employee’s compensation); R.”
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