(a) Wages, due from or payable by the State, or a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, and the public officers of the State or a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision to an individual, are subject to attachment process brought for the enforcement of the private legal obligations of the individual in the same manner and to the same extent as if the State, county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, and their respective public officers, were a private person.
(b) The State, or a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision, and their respective public officers, may deduct and retain from the individual’s wages an additional $2 for each deduction made under the attachment process of this subtitle or under Title 31, U.S.C. § 3720D.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 15 - Debt Collection -- Special Provisions
Subtitle 6 - Attachment of Wages
Section 15-601.1 - Exemption From Attachment
Section 15-602 - Continuing Lien; Application and Waiver of Limitations in 15-601.1
Section 15-603 - Duties of Employer
Section 15-604 - Resignation or Dismissal of Employee
Section 15-605 - Duties of Judgment Creditor
Section 15-606 - Discharge of Employee Because of Attachment Prohibited in Certain Cases
Section 15-607 - Wages Due From State or Political Subdivisions; Additional Charge