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Such statement shall show the amount the garnishee is indebted to the judgment debtor, if any, or what property or effects, if any, the garnishee has or holds which belongs to the judgment debtor, or in which he has an interest. Payment to the court of any amount by the garnishee shall have the same force and effect as a statement which contains the information required by this section. If the judgment debtor or judgment creditor disputes the verity or accuracy of such statement or amount and so desires, then summons shall issue requiring the appearance of such person or authorized agent for examination on oath, and requiring him to produce such books and papers as may be necessary to determine the fact.\n\t\tIn determining the exemption to which the employee is entitled, the employer may until otherwise ordered by the court rely upon the information contained in the employee’s withholding exemption certificate filed by the employee for federal income tax purposes, and any person showing more than one exemption thereon shall be considered by him to be a householder or head of a family.\n\t\tThe employer may apply the exemptions provided in \u00a7 34-29 (a) unless otherwise specified on the summons, or unless otherwise ordered by the court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257375,"text":"A person so summoned shall appear in person and be examined on oath or he may file a statement. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 379; in 1977, chapter 617; in 1979, chapter 242; in 1983, chapter 399.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57584,"section_number":"8.01-516.1","catch_line":"Garnishment dispositions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-516.1\/"},{"id":70063,"section_number":"8.01-517","catch_line":"Exemption of portion of wages; payment of excess into court","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-517\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85697,"section_number":"34-29","catch_line":"Maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-29\/"}],"permalink":{"id":278319,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71389,"identifier":"8.01-515","token":"8.01\/18\/7\/8.01-515","url":"\/8.01-515\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-515\/","token":"8.01\/18\/7\/8.01-515","dublin_core":{"Title":"How garnishee examined; determining exemption from employee’s withholding certificate; amount due pursuant to exemptions in \u00a7 34-29 (a)","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-515","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A person<\/span> so summoned shall appear in person<\/span> and be examined on oath<\/span> or he may file a statement. A corporation so summoned shall appear by an authorized agent who shall be examined on oath<\/span> or may file a statement, not under seal of such authorized agent. Such statement shall show the amount the garnishee<\/span> is indebted to the judgment debtor<\/span>, if any, or what property or effects, if any, the garnishee<\/span> has or holds which belongs to the judgment debtor<\/span>, or in which he has an interest. Payment to the court<\/span> of any amount by the garnishee<\/span> shall have the same force and effect as a statement which contains the information required by this section. If the judgment debtor<\/span> or judgment creditor<\/span> disputes the verity or accuracy of such statement or amount and so desires, then summons<\/span> shall issue<\/span> requiring the appearance<\/span> of such person<\/span> or authorized agent for examination on oath<\/span>, and requiring him to produce such books and papers as may be necessary to determine the fact<\/span>.\n\t\tIn determining the exemption to which the employee is entitled, the employer may until otherwise ordered by the court<\/span> rely upon the information contained in the employee’s withholding exemption certificate filed by the employee for federal income tax purposes, and any person<\/span> showing more than one exemption thereon shall be considered by him to be a householder or head of a family.\n\t\tThe employer may apply the exemptions provided in \u00a7 34-29<\/a> (a) unless otherwise specified on the summons<\/span>, or unless otherwise ordered by the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW GARNISHEE EXAMINED; DETERMINING EXEMPTION FROM EMPLOYEE’S WITHHOLDING\nCERTIFICATE; AMOUNT DUE PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS IN \u00a7 34-29 (A) (\u00a7 8.01-515)\n\nA person so summoned shall appear in person and be examined on oath or he may\nfile a statement. A corporation so summoned shall appear by an authorized agent\nwho shall be examined on oath or may file a statement, not under seal of such\nauthorized agent. Such statement shall show the amount the garnishee is indebted\nto the judgment debtor, if any, or what property or effects, if any, the\ngarnishee has or holds which belongs to the judgment debtor, or in which he has\nan interest. Payment to the court of any amount by the garnishee shall have the\nsame force and effect as a statement which contains the information required by\nthis section. If the judgment debtor or judgment creditor disputes the verity or\naccuracy of such statement or amount and so desires, then summons shall issue\nrequiring the appearance of such person or authorized agent for examination on\noath, and requiring him to produce such books and papers as may be necessary to\ndetermine the fact.\n\t\tIn determining the exemption to which the employee is entitled, the employer\nmay until otherwise ordered by the court rely upon the information contained in\nthe employee’s withholding exemption certificate filed by the employee for\nfederal income tax purposes, and any person showing more than one exemption\nthereon shall be considered by him to be a householder or head of a family.\n\t\tThe employer may apply the exemptions provided in \u00a7 34-29 (a) unless\notherwise specified on the summons, or unless otherwise ordered by the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-443; 1954, c. 379; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 242; 1983, c.\n399.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}