[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 34CFR34.19]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 34_ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  34.19  Amounts to be withheld under a garnishment order.



    (a)(1) After an employer receives a garnishment order we issue, the 

employer must deduct from all disposable pay of the debtor during each 

pay period the amount directed in the garnishment order unless this 

section or Sec.  34.20 requires a smaller amount to be withheld.

    (2) The amount specified in the garnishment order does not apply if 

other law, including this section, requires the employer to withhold a 

smaller amount.

    (b) The employer must comply with our garnishment order by 

withholding the lesser of--

    (1) The amount directed in the garnishment order; or--

    (2) The amount specified in 15 U.S.C. 1673(a)(2) (Restriction on 

Garnishment); that is, the amount by which a debtor's disposable pay 

exceeds an amount equal to 30 times the minimum wage. (See 29 CFR 

870.10.)



(Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3720D)