Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a notice or order to withhold issued to enforce a support order pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 2 of Title 46 shall have priority over any other legal process and shall be implemented according to the procedures, limitations, and requirements of subchapter I of Chapter 2 of Title 46.
(May 12, 2006, D.C. Law 16-100, § 2(b), 53 DCR 1886; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 111(a)(1), 56 DCR 1117.)
D.C. Law 17-353 substituted “subchapter I of Chapter 2” for “Subchapter I of Chapter 2” and substituted “subchapter I of Chapter 2 of Title 46” for “the act”.
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2(a) of Income Withholding Transfer and Revision Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-167, July 26, 2005, 52 DCR 7648).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 2(b) of Income Withholding Transfer and Revision Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-200, November 17, 2005, 52 DCR 10490).
For temporary (225 day) addition of section, see § 2(b) of the Income Withholding Transfer and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Law 16-42, December 10, 2005, law notification 52 DCR 11038).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 16 - Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5 - Attachment and Garnishment
Subchapter III - Attachment and Garnishment of Wages, etc
§ 16–571.01. Enforcement of support orders by attachment or garnishment
§ 16–572. Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments
§ 16–572.01. Motion to exempt wages from garnishment
§ 16–572.02. Notice to judgment debtor regarding wage garnishment
§ 16–573. Employer’s duty to withhold and make payments; percentage
§ 16–574. Judgment creditor to file receipts, in court, of amount collected
§ 16–575. Judgment against employer-garnishee for failure to pay percentages
§ 16–576. Lapse of attachment upon resignation or dismissal of employee
§ 16–577. Applicability of per centum limitations to judgment for support
§ 16–578. Superior Court judgments; lapse; validity
§ 16–580. Quashing attachment where judgment obtained to hinder just claims
§ 16–582. Attachments to which this subchapter is applicable