15 USC § 1677 - Effect on State laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s1677"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 1677 - Effect on State laws"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1677"
section_name: "Effect on State laws"
chapter_number: 41
chapter_name: "CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "RESTRICTIONS ON GARNISHMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–321, title III, § 307, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 164.)"
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# § 1677. Effect on State laws

This subchapter does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person from complying with, the laws of any State

**(1)** prohibiting garnishments or providing for more limited garnishment than are allowed under this subchapter, or

**(2)** prohibiting the discharge of any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for more than one indebtedness.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–321, title III, § 307, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 164.)