39 CFR § 491.9 - Restrictions on garnishment.

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title: "39 CFR § 491.9 - Restrictions on garnishment."
title_number: 39
title_name: "Postal Service"
section_number: "491.9"
section_name: "Restrictions on garnishment."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "491"
part_name: "GARNISHMENT OF SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES OF THE POSTAL SERVICE AND THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5520a; 39 U.S.C. 401; E.O.12897, 59 FR 5517, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 858."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 67403, Dec. 7, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 491.9 Restrictions on garnishment.

Garnishments under this section shall be subject to the restrictions in 15 U.S.C. 1671-1677, including limits on the amounts which can be withheld from an employee's pay and the priority of garnishments.