Virginia
For Virginia, maximum share of earnings a creditor may take is Twenty-five percent of his disposable earnings for that week; earnings wholly exempt is 40 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1) or the Virginia minimum hourly wage prescribed by § 40.1-28.10 , whichever is greater, in effect at the time earnings are payable; statute is § 34-29. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.
- State
- Virginia our reading
- Maximum share of earnings a creditor may take
- Twenty-five percent of his disposable earnings for that week verified
- Earnings wholly exempt
- 40 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1) or the Virginia minimum hourly wage prescribed by § 40.1-28.10 , whichever is greater, in effect at the time earnings are payable verified
- Statute
- § 34-29. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment. verified
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What the source says
Except as provided in subsections B and C, the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek that is subjected to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts: 1. Twenty-five percent of his disposable earnings for that week; or 2. The amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed 40 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1) or the Virginia minimum hourly wage prescribed by § 40.1-28.10 , whichever is greater, in effect at the time earnings are payable.
— law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-29
Source
- law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title34/chapter4/section34-29/