78904334-29Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Homestead And Other ExemptionsWages ExemptMaximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishmentCode 1919, § 6555; 1928, p. 348; 1938, p. 574; 1948, p. 489; 1952, c. 432; 1954, cc. 143, 379; 1958, cc. 217, 417; 1960, c. 498; 1970, c. 428; 1978, c. 564; 1992, c. 674; 1996, c. 330; 2005, c. 286.Except as provided in subsections (b) and (b1), the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subjected to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:section(a(a1 Twenty-five percent of his disposable earnings for that week, orsection(a(1(a(12 The amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed 40 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by § 206 (a) (1) of Title 29 of the United States Code in effect at the time earnings are payable.In the case of earnings for any pay period other than a week, the State Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall by regulation prescribe a multiple of the federal minimum hourly wage equivalent in effect to that set forth in this section.section(a(2(a(22The restrictions of subsection (a) do not apply in the case of:section(b(b1 Any order for the support of any person issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or in accordance with an administrative procedure, which is established by state law, which affords substantial due process, and which is subject to judicial review.section(b(1(b(12 Any order of any court of bankruptcy under Chapter XIII of the Bankruptcy Act.section(b(2(b(22 Any debt due for any state or federal tax.section(b(3(b(32The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subject to garnishment to enforce any order for the support of any person shall not exceed:section(b1(b11No court of the Commonwealth and no state agency or officer may make, execute, or enforce any order or process in violation of this section.The exemptions allowed herein shall be granted to any person so entitled without any further proceedings.section(c(c1For the purposes of this section:section(d(d1Every assignment, sale, transfer, pledge or mortgage of the wages or salary of an individual which is exempted by this section, to the extent of the exemption provided by this section, shall be void and unenforceable by any process of law.section(e(e1No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any one indebtedness.section(f(f1A depository wherein earnings have been deposited on behalf of and traceable to an individual shall not be required to determine the portion of such earnings which are subject to garnishment.section(g(g1Branch v. Employment Comm.Record No. 770306219 Va. 6091978-11-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1247891/branch-v-employment-comm/ . . . garnishment for any one indebtedness." Code | 34-29(f) (Cum. Supp. 1978). . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Frazier v. Commonwealth348 S.E.2d 4051986-09-16https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1341895/frazier-v-commonwealth/ . . . award. Appellant invoked the provisions of Code | 34-29 [1] as his defense to the show cause order. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr> . . . H. Wayne Ford v. C. Barney Poston, in Re H. Wayne Ford, . . . 84-2067773 F.2d 521985-09-18https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/458617/h-wayne-ford-v-c-barney-poston-in-re-h-wayne-ford-debtor/ . . . distress or garnishment under Secs. 34-26, 34-27 and 34-29, to hold exempt from levy, seizure, . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitIn Re ThompsonBankruptcy No. 79-01265, C/A No. 80-358-N4 B.R. 8231980-06-20https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1538912/in-re-thompson/ . . . distress or garnishment under §§ 34-26, 34-27 and 34-29, to hold exempt from levy, seizure, . . . District Court, E.D. Virginia . . . Zeffie R. Brogan v. Michael H. Holland Paul R. Dean Marty D. . . . 96-1022105 F.3d 1581997-01-24https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/733406/zeffie-r-brogan-v-michael-h-holland-paul-r-dean-marty-d-hudson-elliot/ . . . his or her claim for review. . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . . . United States v. James Edward Colkley, United States of . . . 89-5050899 F.2d 2971990-03-27https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/538818/united-states-v-james-edward-colkley-united-states-of-america-v-jamison/ . . . at 238, 241-42, 103 S.Ct. at 2332, 2333-34. . . . Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitIn Re BaumBankruptcy No. 81-00914-N, Adv. No. 81-0514-N15 B.R. 5381981-11-23https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2027746/in-re-baum/ . . . $1050 in wages pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 34-29, as amended. . . . United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. VirginiaIn Re MusgroveBankruptcy No. 7-80-004617 B.R. 8921981-01-02https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1992275/in-re-musgrove/ . . . construction of Va.Code Ann. § 34-29 (1980 Cum.Supp.). The Debtor argues that § 34-29 under . . . United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. VirginiaNicholaou v. HarringtonRecord No. 751522217 Va. 6181977-01-14https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1237311/nicholaou-v-harrington/ . . . 387-88 (1959); Chappell White, 182 Va. 625, 633-34, 29 S.E.2d 858, 861-62 (1944). . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>In Re HanesBankruptcy No. 93-10238-AB162 B.R. 7331994-01-19https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1523387/in-re-hanes/ . . . pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 541(c)(2) and Va.Code § 34-29 (Michie Supp.1993).[2] The first plan arises . . . United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginiahttp://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/34-29//34-29/34/4/34-292.2-80420-79.334-1334-234-2234-334-3234-434-434-4.140.1-3263.2-192363.2-192463.2-192565.2-5318.01-5158.01-517