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Ex. WA-028 Order Primary source read

Proclamation 20-49

Garnishments and Accrual of Interest

Governor Jay Inslee · Washington (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
RCW 43.06.220(1)(h) and (2); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
Issued
2020-04-14 Apr. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-04-14 (immediately) (read as 2020-04-14)
End
2020-05-14 11:59 p.m. by its terms; extended by 20-49.1 through 20-49.15 (2020-2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Apr. 14, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • judgment creditors and their attorneys
  • courts issuing writs of garnishment
  • garnishee employers and banks
Functions reached
  • SV servicing and collections
  • CT courts
  • CB
Collection
Washington WA

Operative words

[Proclamation 20-05 is amended to prohibit] certain garnishments statewide until 11:59 PM on May 14, 2020, as provided herein... [statutes on consumer-debt garnishment and post-judgment interest] waived and suspended in their entirety, until 11:59 PM on May 14, 2020... effective immediately and until 11:59 PM on May 14, 2020, I hereby prohibit the [issuance and service of writs of garnishment for consumer debt and the accrual of post-judgment interest on consumer debt judgments]

Enforcement

RCW 43.06.220(5)

Notes

Consumer-debt collection through garnishment suspended for creditors, collection agencies and law firms.

Retrieval note

Bracketed words summarize text between quoted fragments; extension chain from the Governor's archive file list (20-49.4 through 20-49.15 exist), not each read.

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