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Part 582 — Commercial Garnishment of Federal Employees' Pay

Current through Oct 15, 2026

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5520a; 15 U.S.C. 1673; E.O. 12897; Sec. 582.102 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8336a and 8412a.

Source: 60 FR 13030, Mar. 10, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

Sections

  • § 582.101 Purpose.
  • § 582.102 Definitions.
  • § 582.103 Exclusions.
  • § 582.201 Agent to receive process.
  • § 582.202 Service of legal process.
  • § 582.203 Information minimally required to accompany legal process.
  • § 582.204 Electronic disbursement.
  • § 582.301 Suspension of payment.
  • § 582.302 Notification of employee-obligor.
  • § 582.303 Response to legal process or interrogatories.
  • § 582.304 Nonliability for disclosure.
  • § 582.305 Honoring legal process.
  • § 582.306 Lack of entitlement by the employee-obligor to pay from the agency served with legal process.
  • § 582.401 Aggregate disposable earnings.
  • § 582.402 Maximum garnishment limitations.
  • § 582.501 Rules, regulations, and directives by agencies.
  • Appendix A to Part 582—List of Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process
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