{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-34.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 34.19","heading":"Amounts to be withheld under a garnishment order.","body":"(a)(1) After an employer receives a garnishment order we issue, the employer must deduct from all disposable pay of the debtor during each pay period the amount directed in the garnishment order unless this section or § 34.20 requires a smaller amount to be withheld.\n(2) The amount specified in the garnishment order does not apply if other law, including this section, requires the employer to withhold a smaller amount.\n(b) The employer must comply with our garnishment order by withholding the lesser of—\n(1) The amount directed in the garnishment order; or—\n(2) The amount specified in 15 U.S.C. 1673(a)(2) (Restriction on Garnishment); that is, the amount by which a debtor's disposable pay exceeds an amount equal to 30 times the minimum wage. (See 29 CFR 870.10.)","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 34—ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"c37945ace33dad12b6bf3500f7b1abb59e58f3a33a55c8f77c990312d2f17fa3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-34.18","next":"us/34-cfr-34.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}