Opinion No.

The Honorable Morril Harriman State Senator 522 Main Van Buren, AR 72956

Dear Senator Harriman:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding A.C.A. §16-110-402 (Supp. 1995), which governs the procedure to be followed in issuing writs of garnishment. Your specific question is whether subsection (4) of § 16-110-402 requires the judgment creditor to have completed the certificate of service statement prior to the circuit clerk's accepting a writ of garnishment for filing. In other words, you have asked, "must the Circuit Clerk verify that the certificate of service statement has…