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15 U.S.C. § 1677

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Effect on State laws
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/us/usc/t15/s1677
Title
15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter
CH41
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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This subchapter does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person from complying with, the laws of any State(1) prohibiting garnishments or providing for more limited garnishment than are allowed under this subchapter, or (2) prohibiting the discharge of any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for more than one indebtedness. (Pub. L. 90–321, title III, § 307, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 164.)

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