MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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U.S.C. §3121, and modified to delete the
reference to remuneration other than cash, to
avoid an adverse effect with respect to the
exemption provisions of § 15—602(b).

15-602. ATTACHMENT OF WAGES,

(A)   WAGES TO BE DUE AT DATE OF ATTACHMENT.

AN ATTACHMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE'S WAGES IN THE HANDS OF
HIS EMPLOYER DOES NOT AFFECT THOSE WAGES NOT ACTUALLY DUE
AT THE DATE OF THE ATTACHMENT.

(B)   EXEMPTION FROM ATTACHMENT.

THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS OF WAGES SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
ATTACHMENT:

(1)      EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, THE GREATER OF:

(i) THE PRODUCT OF $120 MULTIPLIED BY THE
NUMBER OF WEEKS IN WHICH THE WAGES DUE WERE EARNED; OR

(ii) 75 PERCENT OF THE WAGES DUE; AND

(2)       IN CAROLINE, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S, AND
WORCESTER COUNTIES, FOR EACH WORK WEEK, THE GREATER OF:

(i) 75 PERCENT OF THE WAGES DUE; OR

(ii) 30 TIMES THE FEDERAL MINIMUM HOURLY
WAGES UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT IN EFFECT AT THE
TIME THE WAGES ARE DUE.

(C)   EXCEPTION.

SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN
ATTACHMENT OF WAGES FOR INCOME TAX DUE TO THE STATE.

(D)   WAIVER OF EXEMPTION VOID.

A WAIVER OF EXEMPTION OF WAGES FROM ATTACHMENT IS

VOID.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 9, §31(a).

The only changes are in style.

The Federal Labor Standards Act referred to in
subsection (b)(2) of this section is currently
contained in 29 U.S.C. §206(a)(1).