{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1189","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1189","heading":"Justification of sureties - Garnishees discharged","body":"When the plaintiff excepts, the sureties shall appear for\n\njustification before the judge of the district court or the county\n\njudge of the county in which the action is brought, at a time and\n\nplace to be mentioned in the notice given by the plaintiff, and may\n\nbe examined on oath on the part of the plaintiff touching their\n\nsufficiency, in such manner as the judge in his discretion may think\n\nproper. The examination shall be reduced to writing and subscribed\n\nby the sureties, if required by the plaintiff. If the judge find\n\nthe sureties sufficient he shall annex the examination to the\n\nundertaking, endorse his allowance thereon, and cause them to be\n\nfiled with the clerk of the district court. Thereafter all the\n\ngarnishees shall be discharged, and the garnishment proceedings\n\nshall be deemed discontinued, and any money or property paid or\n\ndelivered to any officer shall be surrendered to the person entitled\n\nthereto, and the costs shall be taxable as disbursements of the\n\nplaintiff in the action if he recovers. The judge may in his\n\ndiscretion require the costs of the justification before him,\n\nincluding fees to the sureties as witnesses, to be forthwith paid by\n\nthe party requiring justification.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d5cf275c6f0fd69893d477d1ccc7ad0876ba499421a3c33bbeed76c236640af0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1188","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}