Exemption of earnings from garnishment process or levy-Bankruptcy

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SD Code › Title 43 › Chapter 45 › Section 43-45-14

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For purposes of garnishment, the earnings of a debtor are exempt from process or levy only to the extent provided in §§ 21-18-51 to 21-18-53 , inclusive. For the purposes of a petition filed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 301 et. seq. only, a debtor's claimed exemptions may include earned, but unpaid earnings, whether or not such earnings have been garnished, subject to the limits of § 43-45-4 and provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 547.

Source: SL 1990, ch 157, § 9; SL 2007, ch 251, § 1.

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