32-09.1-01. Definitions

32-09.1-01. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

1. "Defendant" means every judgment debtor.

2. "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after

the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by other law to be

withheld.

3. "Earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether

denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes

periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program. "Earnings" does not

include social security benefits or veterans' disability pension benefits, except when

the benefits are subject to garnishment to enforce any order for the support of a

dependent child. "Earnings" includes military retirement pay.

4. "Person" includes an individual, an individual's personal representative or other

fiduciary, any two or more persons having a joint or common interest, a partnership, an

association, a corporation, a limited liability company, and any other legal or

commercial entity.

5. "Plaintiff" means every judgment creditor.