- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Sep 23, 2012
What it does
The Wage Garnishment Law governs earnings withholding orders and provides definitions of certain terms. Existing law requires a levy of execution upon the earnings of a judgment debtor to be made by service of an earnings withholding order upon the debtor's employer. Existing law limits the amount of earnings of a judgment debtor that may be subject to an earnings withholding order to the amount specified by federal law, unless an exception applies. Federal law prohibits the amount of earnings that may be subject to garnishment from exceeding 25% of an individual's weekly disposable earnings or the amount by which the individual's disposable earnings for the week exceed 30 times the federal…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.