Section 18-4-81. Effect of defendant's traverse on garnishee; filing of bond by defendant; entry of judgment on bond

   When the defendant files his or her traverse, the garnishee is not relieved of filing a garnishee answer, nor is the garnishee relieved of delivering the money or other property of the defendant which is subject to the garnishment to the court, unless the defendant files in the clerk's office of the court where the garnishment is pending a bond with good security, in favor of the plaintiff, conditioned for the payment of any judgment that may be entered in the proceeding. The bond shall be subject to approval by the clerk of the court; and, upon receipt of a bond deemed acceptable by the clerk, it shall be the clerk's duty to issue a release of any summons of garnishment pending in the garnishment proceeding. If the plaintiff shall prevail in the proceeding, the plaintiff shall be entitled to entry of judgment upon such bond against the principal and securities therein, as judgment may be entered against securities upon appeal. If the defendant files a bond, no further garnishment process may be filed in any court by the plaintiff against the defendant until the issues raised by the defendant's pleadings are decided.

Code 1933, § 46-402, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1608, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 2, § 9/HB 683.