§652-2.5  Service on garnishee.  Service of the copy upon the garnishee may be made in any of the manners here described, namely:

     (1)  [Paragraph effective until December 31, 2023.  For paragraph effective January 1, 2024, see below.]  If the garnishee lives or has an office in the district in which process is issued, by the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server from the department of public safety's list under section 353C-11 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

     (1)  [Paragraph effective January 1, 2024.  For paragraph effective until December 31, 2023, see above.]  If the garnishee lives or has an office in the district in which process is issued, by the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server from the department of law enforcement's list under section 353C-11 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 the sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or independent civil process server 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 last known home or business address. [L 1992, c 82, pt of §1; am L 2013, c 116, §§15, 25(14); am L 2015, c 101, §4; am L 2021, c 41, §15; am L 2022, c 278, §17]

Note

  The repeal and reenactment note in the main volume took effect on June 30, 2020, pursuant to L 2015, c 101, §4.