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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

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(c) Any payments made by an employer-garnishee in conformity with this section shall be a discharge of the liability of the employer to the judgment debtor to the extent of the payment. (d) Under this section the employer-garnishee shall not withhold or pay over more than 10 per centum of the gross wages payable to the j u d ^ e n t debtor for any pay period ending in any calendar month until the total amount of gross wages paid or payable to the judgment debtor for all pay periods ending in such calendar month equals $200, nor more than 20 per centum of the gross wages in excess of $200 payable to the judgment debtor for any pay period ending in any calendar month until the total amount of gross wages paid or payable to the judgment debtor for all pay periods ending in such calendar month equals $500. § 16-574. Judgment creditor to file receipts, in court, of amount collected (a) The judgment creditor shall: (1) file with the clerk of the court, eyery three months after the serving of an attachment upon an employergarnishee, a receipt showing the amount received and the balance due under the attachment as of the date of filing; (2) file a final receipt with the court and furnish a copy thereof to the employee-garnishee; and (3) obtain a vacation of the attachment within 20 days after the attachment has been satisfied. (b) If the judgment creditor fails to file any of the receipts prescribed by subsection (a) of this section, an interested party may move the court to compel the defaulting judgment creditor to appear in court and make an accounting forthwith. The court may, in its discretion, enter judgment for any damages, including a reasonable attorney's fee suffered by, and tax costs in favor of, the party filing the motion to compel the accounting. § 16-575. Judgment against employer-garnishee for failure to pay percentages If the employer-garnishee fails to pay to the judgment creditor the percentages prescribed in this subchapter of the wages which become payable to the judgment debtor for any pay period, judgment shall be entered against him for an amount equal to the percentages with respect to which the failure occurs. § 16-576. Lapse of attachment upon resignation or dismissal of employee If a judgment debtor r e s i t s or is dismissed from his employment while an attachment upon his wages is wholly or partly unsatisfied, the attachment shall lapse and no further deduction may be made thereon unless the judgment debtor is reinstated or reemployed within 90 days after the resignation or dismissal. § 16-577. Applicability of per centum limitations to judgments for support The per centum limitations prescribed by section 16-572 do not apply in the case of execution upon a judgment, order, or decree of any court of the District of Columbia for the payment of any sum for the support or maintenance of a person's wife, or former wife, or children, and any such execution, j u d ^ e n t, order, or decree shall, in the discretion of the court, have priority over any other execution which is subject to the provisions of this subchapter. I n the case of execution upon such a judgment, order, or decree for the payment of such sum for support or maintenance, the limitation shall be 50 per centum of the ^ross wages due or to become due to any such person for the pay period or periods ending in any calendar month.

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