Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 15-601.1
Exemptions
Effective Oct 1, 2020Added by Acts 1980, c. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 549; Acts 1988, c. 600; Acts 2002, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2020, c. 183, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 184, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 5.State of Maryland
- (a) In this section, “disposable wages” means the part of wages that remain after deduction of any amount required to be withheld by law.
(b) The following are exempt from attachment:
(1) The greater of:
- (i) 75 percent of the disposable wages due; or
- (ii) 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned; and
- (2) Any medical insurance payment deducted from an employee's wages by the employer.
- (c) The amount subject to attachment shall be calculated per pay period.
Added by Acts 1980, c. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 549; Acts 1988, c. 600; Acts 2002, c. 125, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2020, c. 183, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 184, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 5.