Garnishment Ga Law 16-4-64

18-4-64.

(a) In a garnishment based on a judgment, the defendant shall be given notice of the filing of the first summons of garnishment on an affidavit for garnishment and of the issuance of an additional summons of garnishment on such affidavit when no notice has been given to the defendant within 90 days immediately preceding the issuance of such additional summons, using any one or more of the following methods:

(1) The plaintiff, at the time the garnishment is filed with the clerk, shall commence procedures to effectuate the service of a copy of the summons of garnishment on the defendant; and service thereafter shall be made on the defendant as soon as is reasonably practicable. Service pursuant to this paragraph shall be made pursuant to Code Section 9-11-4;

(2) The plaintiff, after issuance of the summons of garnishment and not more than three business days after service of the summons of garnishment on the garnishee, shall cause a written notice to be sent to the defendant at the defendant's last known address by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested. Either the return receipt indicating receipt by the defendant or the envelope bearing the official notification from the United States Postal Service of the defendant's refusal to accept delivery of such registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which the garnishment is pending. The defendant's refusal to accept such registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery addressed to defendant shall be deemed notice to defendant;

(3) The plaintiff, after the issuance of the summons of garnishment and not more than three business days after service of the summons of garnishment on the garnishee, shall cause a written notice to be delivered personally to the defendant by the plaintiff or by the plaintiff's attorney at law or other agent. A certification by the person making the delivery shall be filed with the clerk;

(4)(A) When the defendant resides out of the state, has departed the state, cannot, after due diligence, be found within the state, or conceals his place of residence from the plaintiff and the fact shall appear, by affidavit, to the satisfaction of the judge or clerk of the court, the levy and attachment of the lien of the garnishment shall constitute sufficient notice to the defendant, provided such levy and attachment of the lien of garnishment alone shall constitute sufficient notice, unless the plaintiff has actual knowledge of the defendant's address, in which case, to provide sufficient notice, the plaintiff shall also mail a written notice of garnishment to the defendant at said address; or, not having such actual knowledge of the defendant's address but the address at which the defendant was served being shown on the return of service in the action resulting in the judgment, to provide sufficient notice, the plaintiff shall also mail a written notice of garnishment to the defendant at said address.

(B) A mailing of the written notice provided for in this Code section shall be made after the issuance of the summons of garnishment and not more than three business days after service of the summons of garnishment on the garnishee; and a certificate of such mailing shall be filed with the clerk by the person mailing the notice;

(5) Non-Resident.

(A) Where it shall appear by affidavit that a defendant in the garnishment action is not a resident of this state or has departed from this state, or after due diligence cannot be found in this state, or conceals his place of residence from the plaintiff, notice may be given by causing two publications of the written notice in the paper in which advertisements are printed by the sheriff in each county in which a summons of garnishment is served. Such publications must be at least six days apart; and the second publication must be made not more than 21 days after the service of the summons of garnishment on the garnishee. A certification by the person causing the notice to be published shall be filed with the clerk, provided such publication shall constitute sufficient notice alone, unless the plaintiff has actual knowledge of the defendant's