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Senate moves garnishment-fee bill forward after debate on employer burden
Summary
The Senate placed House Bill 38, which sets uniform garnishment fees at $10 for a single writ and $25 for a continuing garnishment, on the third-reading calendar after senators raised concerns about employer and creditor costs.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Senate advanced House Bill 38 on Feb. 7, 1996, after a floor exchange about who bears the administrative costs of wage garnishments and whether statutory fees fairly reflect real-world collection costs.
Senator Watts explained that HB38 moves garnishment fees into statute to create uniformity statewide and cited the bill’s fee…
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