Indiana § 37-2-3-21 - No assignment of earnings
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 37-2-3-21 — No assignment of earnings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-2-3-21. No assignment of earnings
Sec. 21. A seller or lessor may not take an assignment of earnings of the buyer or lessee for payment or as security for payment of a claim, whether arising out of a consumer credit sale, consumer lease, or otherwise. An assignment of earnings in violation of this section is unenforceable by the assignees of the earnings and revocable by the buyer or lessee. This section does not prohibit an employee from authorizing deductions from the employee's earnings if the authorization is revocable and is otherwise permitted by law.
[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 24-4.5-2-410.]
As added by P.L.115-2026, SEC.97.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-2-3-21 ("No assignment of earnings") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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