The officer receiving the writ “shall make return thereof as of other citations.” Tex. R. Civ. P. 663. Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code section 17.030 and Tex. R. Civ. P. 107 generally discuss the requirements for a return of service. The return and any document to which it is attached must be filed with the court and may be filed electronically or by facsimile, if available. Tex. R. Civ. P. 107(g). See the discussions of the officer’s return at sections 16.8 and 27.60 in this manual.
For a writ of garnishment before judgment to be served on the garnishee, see form 8-5. For a notice of garnishment to be served on the defendant, see form 27-13.
[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]
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Use the same caption as in the application for writ of garnishment at form 27-11. |
Officer’s Return for Postjudgment Writ of Garnishment
CAME TO HAND at ________ __.m. on the ______ day of ________________ and executed at ________ __.m. on the ______ day of ________________ at ________________, ____________________ County, Texas, by delivering to [name of person or entity], at [address, city, state], [describe manner of service or attempted service], a true copy of this Writ of Garnishment.
The distance actually traveled by me in execution of this process was ______ miles, and my fees are $____________.
[Name]
SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE