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Judgment Interest: 10%  or contractual

Domestic Judgment Statute of Limitations:  12

Foreign Judgment Statute of Limitations: 12

Wage Garnishment: Yes

General Wage Garnisment Exemptions: Greater of 75% or amount = to $145 x no. of wks. in which wages due were earned; except in Caroline, Worchester, Kent & Queen Anne’s Counties, See federal law below. Exemption is up to $3,000 in cash and/ or property for non-wage property exemption.

Federal Law exempts from garnishment 75% of disposable earnings per week,
or an amount = to 30 x federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is greater.
Where federal law provides larger exemption, it supersedes any state law.

Community Property State: No



 

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