District of Columbia

For District of Columbia, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is 25% of the amount by which the judgment debtor's disposable wages for that week exceed 40 times the minimum hourly wage; earnings wholly exempt is 40 times the minimum hourly wage; statute is § 16–572. Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

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What the source says

Where an attachment is levied upon wages due a judgment debtor from an employer-garnishee, the attachment shall become a lien and a continuing levy upon the gross wages due or to become due to the judgment debtor for the amount specified in the attachment to the extent of 25% of the amount by which the judgment debtor's disposable wages for that week exceed 40 times the minimum hourly wage, as prescribed in [§ 32-1003] ("minimum hourly wage"), in effect at

— code.dccouncil.gov, retrieved 2026-08-29

Source

• code.dccouncil.govhttps://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-572

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