{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-532.162","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 532.162","heading":"Order as lien upon earnings -- Circuit clerk to disburse -- Fee.","body":"(1) If the criminal garnishment is made upon the convicted person's earnings, the order\nof garnishment shall be a lien upon the earnings from the date of service on the\ngarnishee until an order discontinuing the lien is entered. A convicted person may\nchallenge the garnishment by filing a challenge to the garnishment with the\nsentencing court. The challenge shall be heard within ten (10) days of its filing or\nthe nearest court date thereafter. Before the hearing, garnishment shall continue.\nAny moneys which the court determines were improperly garnished shall be repaid\nto the garnishee not later than thirty (30) days after the determination.\n(2) The circuit clerk's office shall disburse all collected reimbursement, restitution, and\nfees to the victim, the Crime Victims Compensation Board, or the local\ngovernment, whichever is appropriate. The clerk shall be entitled to collect a fee of\ntwo dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) from each account for which a disbursement is\nmade at the time of disbursement. In the event of challenge to a garnishment, the\nappropriate clerk's office shall not disburse those sums associated with the\nchallenged garnishment until determination by the sentencing court regarding the\npropriety of the garnishment.","path":["KRS Chapter 532"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51528","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:05Z","sha256":"19e0e2c7e39ca783c11465656b3ede68078bded461e53c4ccf559342f75dfbfd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-532.160","next":"us-ky/krs-532.164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}