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Up to 25% of Wages Are Garnished Until Debt is Repaid Wage garnishment in Arizona is limited in ance with the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA). This means that garnishees may withhold no more than 25%* of your non-exempt disposable earnings to be paid to a single judgment creditor.

If after December 5, 2022, then the new law which only allows for 10% garnishment is in place. The employer should look at the garnishment package to see when the judgment was effective as that will dictate whether 25% or 10% of the employee's non-exempt disposable earnings can be garnished.

Before Proposition 209, creditors could garnish up to 25% of a debtor's non-exempt disposable earnings. Now, the law has reduced this maximum limit to 10% of an individual's disposable income or 60 times the highest applicable minimum wage (whichever is less).

Bankruptcy prevents most garnishments from going into effect, and stops garnishments that are already in place. Bankruptcy also allows you to eliminate most types of unsecured debt, including most judgments.

Garnishment procedures are governed by Arizona law and are extremely complicated. All parties involved must follow these procedures correctly. The court may issue an order for monetary penalties against any party who does not proceed properly, including the judgment creditor.

You must file a Garnishee's Answer with the Court Clerk within 10 business days after you receive the Writ of Garnishment and Summons. Within 10 business days after you receive the paperwork listed above, fill out a Garnishee's Answer (Earnings)(FORM 6) and file it with the Court Clerk.