The answer of a corporation summoned as a garnishee may be made by any officer or attorney thereof; and of any other garnishee may be made by any agent or attorney of the garnishee.
§ 1180.Persons Authorized to Make Answer
Chapter 21: Garnishment and Attachment · Last amended November 1, 1995 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1180 lets a corporation's garnishment answer be made by any of its officers or attorneys, and lets any other garnishee's answer be made by an agent or attorney.
Full Text of § 1180
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4830; Amended by Laws 1965, HB 877, c. 297, § 10; Amended by Laws 1968, HB 952, c. 259, § 1, emerg. eff. 4/29/1968; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1324, c. 338, § 13, eff. 11/1/1995.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1180 says who can sign a garnishee's answer. For a corporation, any officer or attorney of the corporation may make it. For any other garnishee, an agent or attorney can make it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can sign a corporation's garnishee answer in Oklahoma?
Any officer or attorney of the corporation.
Does an individual garnishee have to answer personally?
No. Section 1180 lets an agent or attorney make the answer on behalf of any garnishee that isn't a corporation.
Can an attorney sign the garnishee's answer instead of the garnishee?
Yes. Section 1180 allows an attorney to make the answer for either a corporate or non-corporate garnishee.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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