EXECUTION, GARNISHMENT, ASSIGNMENT, ETC.
Dallas City Charter ch. XXIV, § 3
in effectSEC. 3. EXECUTION, GARNISHMENT, ASSIGNMENT, ETC.
The property, real and personal, belonging to the city shall not be liable to be sold or appropriated under any writ of execution or cost bill, nor shall the funds belonging to the city, in the hands of any person, be liable to garnishment on account of any debt it may owe or funds it may have on hand due any person, nor shall the city or any of its officers or agents be required to answer any writ of garnishment on any account whatsoever. Any attempted assignment of wages shall be absolutely void so far as the city is concerned unless authorized by state law and approved by resolution of the city council. This section shall also apply to the property, funds and personnel of appointive boards and commissions of the city council.
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-50792Fetched: 10/26/2026
