Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1675 Exemption for State-regulated garnishments
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 41— - CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - RESTRICTIONS ON GARNISHMENT › § 1675
Summary
The Secretary of Labor can make rules that exempt state garnishment orders from federal garnishment rules if the state's laws are similar.
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Title 15, §1675
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The Secretary of Labor may by regulation exempt from the provisions of section 1673(a) and (b)(2) of this title garnishments issued under the laws of any State if he determines that the laws of that State provide restrictions on garnishment which are substantially similar to those provided in section 1673(a) and (b)(2) of this title.
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1977—Pub. L. 95–30 substituted “section 1673(a) and (b)(2) of this title” for “section 1673(a) of this title” in two places.
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15 U.S.C. § 1675
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73