§653-7  Service on garnishee.  Service of the copy upon the garnishee may be made in any of the manners here described, namely:

     (1)  If the garnishee lives or has an office in the district in which process is issued, by the officer's handing a copy to the garnishee in person or leaving it in the garnishee's office in charge of some deputy or clerk or other employees or attache of the office; or

     (2)  If the garnishee lives in a district other than that in which the process was issued, by an officer's handing a copy to the garnishee in person, or by mailing it in a sealed envelope, registered or certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, and addressed to the garnishee's home or business address. [L 1890, c 50, §5; RL 1925, §2850; RL 1935, §4296; RL 1945, §10327; am L 1955, c 197, §2; RL 1955, §238-7; HRS §653-7; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 82, §4]

Case Notes

  Disbursing officer of senate may be held as garnishee.  10 H. 260 (1896).

  Auditor, unless within exceptions, is properly a garnishee for purpose of sequestering salary of territorial employee.  33 H. 602 (1935).

  Cited:  34 H. 328, 330 (1937).