ORS 18.840: Wage exemption calculation form.

(1) A wage exemption calculation form must be delivered to the garnishee with each writ of garnishment. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a wage exemption calculation form must be in substantially the following form: For wages paid on or after July 1, 2027, the garnishor is required to update this form with the applicable year and wage exemption amounts published on the Judicial Department website pursuant to ORS 18.385 (3). The garnishor is required to include the wage exemption amounts for wages earned before and after July 1 of the year the garnishment was issued.

WAGE EXEMPTION CALCULATION

(to be filled out by employers only)

1.   Debtor’s gross wages

      for period covered by this

      payment                $          ___

2.   Total amount required to be

      withheld by law for amount in Line 1

      (Federal and state

      withholding, Social

      Security, etc.)       $          ___

3.   Debtor’s disposable wages

      (Subtract Line 2

      from Line 1)         $          ___

4.   Normal exemption

      (Enter 75 percent

      of Line 3)              $          ___

5.   Minimum exemption (check one)

      If you pay wages weekly:

      __  $254, if the wages are payable before January 1, 2025

      __  $305, if the wages are payable on or after January 1, 2025, and before July 1, 2025

      __  $338, if the wages are payable on or after July 1, 2025, and before July 1, 2026

      __  $400, if the wages are payable on or after July 1, 2026, and before July 1, 2027

      __  $___, if the wages are payable on or after July 1, 2027, and before July 1, 2028.