5 CFR § 582.301 - Suspension of payment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s582.301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 582.301 - Suspension of payment."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "582.301"
section_name: "Suspension of payment."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "582"
part_name: "COMMERCIAL GARNISHMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' PAY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 13030, Mar. 10, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "582"
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# 582.301 Suspension of payment.

Upon proper service of legal process as specified in §§ 582.202 and 582.203, the agency shall suspend, *i.e.,* withhold, payment of such moneys for the amount necessary to permit compliance with the legal process in accordance with this part.