District Of Columbia § 16-572 - Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments.
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§ 16-572. Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments.
16-572Notwithstanding any other provision of , where an attachment is levied upon wages due a judgment debtor from an employer-garnishee, the attachment shall become a lien and a continuing levy upon the gross wages due or to become due to the judgment debtor for the amount specified in the attachment to the extent of:
25 per centum of his disposable wages that week, or
the amount by which his disposable wages for that week exceed thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) in effect at the time the wages are payable,
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Section 16-572 ("Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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