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§ 15-601.1. Exemptions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial LawEffective: October 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 15. Debt Collection--Special Provisions
Subtitle 6. Attachment of Wages (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2020
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 15-601.1
§ 15-601.1. Exemptions
Currentness
(a) In this section, “disposable wages” means the part of wages that remain after deduction of any amount required to be withheld by law.
(b) The following are exempt from attachment:
(1) The greater of:
(i) 75 percent of the disposable wages due; or
(ii) 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned; and
(2) Any medical insurance payment deducted from an employee's wages by the employer.
(c) The amount subject to attachment shall be calculated per pay period.

Credits

Added by Acts 1980, c. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 549; Acts 1988, c. 600; Acts 2002, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2020, c. 183, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 184, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 5.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 15-601.1, MD COML § 15-601.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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