[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR32.3]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 32_ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 32.3  General rule.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, whenever a 
delinquent debt is owed by an individual, the Secretary, or another 
federal agency collecting a debt on the Department's behalf (See 45 CFR 
part 30), may initiate proceedings administratively to garnish the wages 
of the delinquent debtor.
    (b) The Secretary may not garnish the wages of a debtor who the 
Secretary knows has been involuntarily separated from employment until 
the

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debtor has been re-employed continuously for at least 12 months. The 
debtor has the burden of informing the Secretary of the circumstances 
surrounding an involuntary separation from employment.