{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-440.21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440.21","heading":"Nature of garnishment.","body":"(a)\tGarnishment is not an independent action but is a proceeding ancillary to attachment and is the remedy for discovering and subjecting to attachment\n(1)\tTangible personal property belonging to the defendant but not in his possession, and\n(2)\tAny indebtedness to the defendant and any other intangible personal property belonging to him.\n(b)\tA garnishee is a person, firm, association, or corporation to which such a summons as specified by G.S. 1-440.23 is issued. (1947, c. 693, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER XIII. PROVISIONAL REMEDIES.","Article 35. Attachment.","Part 3. Execution of Order of Attachment; Garnishment."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-440.21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"ba6d41c682e4c4e75d3d3f3aa1cf1f05a2cc270105d55f2fd042a0d34818dd19","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-440.20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-440.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}