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IN HB1240

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Richard Hamm

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds new section IC 34-25-3-16 to the Indiana Code governing wage garnishment procedures.
  • When a judgment debtor leaves employment with an employer conducting wage garnishment, the garnishment obligation terminates.
  • If the same judgment debtor later returns to work for the same employer and the judgment remains unpaid, the judgment creditor must obtain a new order of garnishment.
  • The employer is not required to resume wage garnishment based on the original order once the debtor returns to employment.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Garnishment of wages. Provides that if: (1) a judgment debtor leaves employment with an employer who is garnishing the wages of the judgment debtor subject to a judgment obtained by a judgment creditor; (2) the judgment debtor subsequently returns to employment with the same employer; and (3) the judgment against the judgment debtor has not been satisfied; the judgment creditor must obtain a new judgment against the judgment debtor before the employer of the judgment debtor is required to resume garnishment of the wages of the judgment debtor.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/10/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/10/2017

Full Bill Text

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