Colorado Code
Article 54 - Property and Earnings Exempt
§ 13-54-104. Restrictions on Garnishment and Levy Under Execution or Attachment - Definitions

(A.5) Unemployment insurance benefits; and






(1.1) Repealed.

(I) For debts other than debts pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section, the lesser of:



(II) For debts for fraudulently obtained public assistance or fraudulently obtained overpayments collected pursuant to section 26-2-128 (1)(a), C.R.S., the lesser of:
(A) Thirty-five percent of the individual's disposable earnings for that week; or
(B) The amount by which the individual's disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by section 206 (a)(1) of title 29 of the United States Code in effect at the time the earnings are payable; or
(C) The amount by which the individual's disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty times the state minimum hourly wage pursuant to section 15 of article XVIII of the state constitution in effect at the time the earnings are payable.
















Source: L. 59: p. 532, § 4. CRS 53: § 77-13-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 77-2-4. L. 71: p. 853, § 2. L. 79: Entire section R&RE, p. 623, § 1, effective May 31. L. 80: (1)(b) amended, p. 613, § 2, effective April 10; (3)(a)(II) amended, p. 785, § 11, effective June 5. L. 85: (3)(b)(II) amended, p. 590, § 5, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(b) amended, p. 595, § 22, effective July 10. L. 88: (1.1) added, p. 609, § 1, effective April 14; (3)(b)(III) added, p. 611, § 3, effective July 1. L. 90: (1)(b) amended, p. 564, § 32, effective July 1. L. 91: (1)(b) amended and (1.1) repealed, pp. 383, 384, §§ 3, 4, effective May 1. L. 92: (1)(b) amended, p. 577, § 3, effective July 1; (1)(a) amended, p. 172, § 5, effective August 1. L. 93: (1)(b)(II) amended, p. 1871, § 3, effective June 6. L. 94: (1)(a) and (1)(b)(I)(A) amended, p. 1535, § 2, effective May 31; (1)(b)(II) amended, p. 2048, § 7, effective June 3; (1)(b) amended, p. 1594, § 3, effective July 1; (1)(b)(II) amended, p. 1252, § 4, effective July 1; (2)(a) amended, p. 2061, § 2, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(b) and (3)(b)(II) amended, p. 590, § 1, effective July 1. L. 98: (1)(b)(II)(B) amended, p. 920 § 5, effective July 1. L. 99: (1)(b)(II)(B) amended, p. 620, § 13, effective August 4. L. 2005: IP(1)(b)(II) and (1)(b)(II)(B) amended, p. 71, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2006: (1)(b)(IV) added, p. 948, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 877, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(b)(II)(B) amended, (SB 09-066), ch. 73, p. 259, § 23, effective July 1; (1)(b)(II)(B) amended, (SB 09-282), ch. 288, p. 1396, § 57, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2012: (1)(b)(V) added, (HB 12-1310), ch. 268, p. 1392, § 2, effective June 7. L. 2015: (1)(b)(I)(A) and (1)(b)(II)(C) amended, (SB 15-283), ch. 301, p. 1239, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1)(b)(IV) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 399, § 9, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1)(a), IP(2)(a), and (2)(a)(I) amended, (HB 19-1189), ch. 214, p. 2224, § 3, effective August 2.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to subsection (1)(b) by Senate Bill 94-164, Senate Bill 94-088, Senate Bill 94-141, and House Bill 94-1345 were harmonized.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1)(b)(II)(B) by Senate Bill 09-066 and Senate Bill 09-282 were harmonized, effective January 1, 2010.
Cross references: For the legislative intent contained in the 2006 act enacting subsection (1)(b)(IV), see section 8(2) of chapter 208, Session Laws of Colorado 2006. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 226, Session Laws of Colorado 2007. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.

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