{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-537.5104","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 537.5104","heading":"No garnishment before judgment.","body":"Prior to entry of judgment in an action against the consumer arising from a consumer credit transaction, the creditor may not attach unpaid earnings of the consumer, or earnings deposited in a financial institution by the consumer, by garnishment, attachment, or proceedings under chapter 630.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 537 - CONSUMER CREDIT CODE","Article 5 - REMEDIES AND PENALTIES","Part 1 - LIMITATIONS ON CREDITORS’ REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/537.5104.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:14Z","sha256":"78d33df707231abfe5ee4382cfd618f05bb23b83b88c6dba5027c7f99a72b496","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-537.5103","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-537.5105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}