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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-A Sec. 5-106

  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit transaction. [PL 1973, c. 762, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1973, c. 762, §1 (NEW).