In the [  ] District   [  ] Justice Court of Utah 

__________ Judicial District ________________ County 

Court Address ______________________________________________________ 

Writ of Garnishment and 
Instructions 

_____________________________________ 
Plaintiff/Petitioner 

_______________________________ 
Case Number 

v. 

_____________________________________ 
Defendant/Respondent 

_______________________________ 
Judge 

_______________________________ 
Commissioner (domestic cases) 

For more information about writs of garnishment, visit: 
www.utcourts.gov/resources/forms/garnishment/. 

In this document: 

  A judgment creditor is a person or company with a court order saying money is owed to them. 
  A judgment debtor is the person or company who owes the money. 
  A writ of garnishment is an order that property now belonging to the judgment debtor but held by 

someone else be used to pay the money owed to the judgment creditor. 

  Interrogatories are written questions which identify the property and the value of the property that 

might be used to pay the debt. 

To: 

Garnishee’s Name 

 

 

Address 

Signature ► 

 

1. 

Utah law requires the judgment creditor to include with this Writ of Garnishment a 
fee to you. If the fee was not included, sign here and return the forms to the 
judgment creditor or, if they have one, their attorney. 

2. 

A judgment has been entered against the judgment debtor. After calculation of 
interest, costs and payments, the judgment debtor owes $ _________________.  

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Papers filed with the court show that you may possess or control some of the 
judgment debtor’s property which may include money earned, but not yet paid.  

The property is being garnished (seized) in order to pay the judgment. If you are 
the garnishee, you are required to take certain steps to deliver the property or to 
hold and protect it. If you do not, the court can order you to pay for the harm 
caused to the judgment creditor. You should keep for your records a copy of 
everything that you prepare and everything that is served on you. 

3. 

The person who owes money (judgment debtor) is: 

Name 

Address 
Social security number  
(Last 4 digits only, if known.) 
Driver’s license number and state of 
issuance (Last 4 digits only, if known.) 

Year and month of birth (If known.) 

 

 

 

 

 

4. 

Within 7 business days after this writ is served on you, you must: 

  answer the attached Interrogatories; 
  serve a copy of your Answers to Interrogatories on the judgment creditor, or 

if they have one, their attorney or licensed paralegal practitioner;  

  serve a copy of the following papers on the judgment debtor and on any 

other person shown by your records to have an interest in the property. The 
papers to be served are: 

o  one copy of this Writ of Garnishment; 
o  one copy of your Answers to Interrogatories; 
o  one copy of the Notice of Garnishment and Exemptions form; and  
o 

two copies of the Reply and Request for Hearing form. 

5. 

You may serve the judgment creditor at this address by hand delivery or by first 
class mail: 

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You may serve the judgment debtor at this address by hand delivery or by first 
class mail. 

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6. 

What to do with the property: 

  DO NOT SEND THE PROPERTY TO THE COURT. You must withhold from 
the judgment debtor the amount shown in your Answers to Interrogatories. 
Hold the property for 21 calendar days after you serve the judgment debtor.  

  Wait 21 days.  

o 

o 

If you receive a Reply and Request for Hearing within 21 days, hold the 
property until you receive further orders from the court directing you how 
to proceed. 

If you do not receive a Reply and Request for Hearing within 21 days, 
deliver the property to the judgment creditor or, if they have one, their 
attorney or licensed paralegal practitioner.   

 

7. 

8. 

9. 

If you do not take these steps, the court can order you to pay for the harm 
caused to the judgment creditor. 

You may deliver to the judgment debtor any property greater than you are 
required to withhold.  

Multiple Writs of Garnishment for the same judgment debtor may be served on 
you, but only one Writ of Garnishment may be in effect at one time. You must 
satisfy the writs in the order they are served. When an earlier Writ of 
Garnishment expires or is satisfied, you must then satisfy the next writ.  

However, a Writ of Continuing Garnishment in favor of the Office of Recovery 
Services or the Department of Workforce Services takes precedence over other 
writs and must be satisfied first.  

A Writ of Continuing Garnishment in favor of the Office of Recovery Services or 
the Department of Workforce Services continues until fully satisfied, placing 

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earlier writs on hold. These instructions do not apply to writs or orders entered by 
other courts or governmental agencies. 

 
Date 

Printed Name of Clerk of Court 

Signature ► 

 

 

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Certificate of Service 

I certify that I filed with the court and am serving a copy of this Writ of Garnishment and Instructions on 
the following people. 

Person’s Name 

Service Method 

Service Address 

Service 
Date 

 

 

 
Date 

 

(Other party or attorney) 

(Person claiming interest 
in property or attorney) 

 

 

 

[  ]  Mail 
[  ]  Hand Delivery 
[  ]  E-filed 
[  ]  Email 
[  ]  Left at business (With person in charge 

or in receptacle for deliveries.) 

[  ]  Left at home (With person of suitable 

age and discretion residing there.) 

[  ]  Mail 
[  ]  Hand Delivery 
[  ]  E-filed 
[  ]  Email 
[  ]  Left at business (With person in charge 

or in receptacle for deliveries.) 

[  ]  Left at home (With person of suitable 

age and discretion residing there.) 

[  ]  Mail 
[  ]  Hand Delivery 
[  ]  E-filed 
[  ]  Email 
[  ]  Left at business (With person in charge 

or in receptacle for deliveries.) 

[  ]  Left at home (With person of suitable 

age and discretion residing there.) 

Signature ► 

Printed Name 

 

 

 

 

 

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