If a judgment debtor resigns or is dismissed from his employment while an attachment upon his wages is wholly or partly unsatisfied, the attachment shall lapse and no further deduction may be made thereon unless the judgment debtor is reinstated or reemployed within 90 days after the resignation or dismissal.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 556, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 16-576.
1973 Ed., § 16-576.
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