Sec. 12-716. Costs and fees.
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Sec. 12-716. Costs and fees.
(a)The costs of obtaining a garnishment order shall be charged to the judgment debtor, unless the court determines, in its discretion, that costs incurred by the judgment creditor were improperly incurred, in which case those costs shall be paid by the judgment creditor.
(b)No fee shall be paid by a garnishee for filing his, her or its appearance, answer or satisfaction of judgment against him, her or it.
(c)No fee shall be paid to a garnishee at the time of service of the garnishment summons or at any time thereafter, unless he or she is subpoenaed to appear as a witness, in which case he or she is entitled to witness fees as in other civil cases.