Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 11-207 (2026)
Restriction on garnishment — Maximum.
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Restriction on garnishment — Maximum.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the maximum amount of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any work week which is subjected to garnishment shall not exceed (a) twenty-five per cent (25%) of his disposable earnings for that week, or (b) the amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by 29 U.S.C.A. 206(a)(1) in effect at the time the earnings are payable, whichever is less. In the case of earnings for any pay period other than a week, the Idaho commissioner of labor shall by regulation prescribe a multiple of the federal minimum hourly wage equivalent in effect to that set forth in (b) of this subsection.
(2) (a) The restrictions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in the case of any order of any court for the support of any person, any order of any court of bankruptcy under chapter XIII of the Bankruptcy Act, or any debt due for any state or federal tax.
(b) The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any work week which is subject to garnishment to enforce any order for the support of any person shall not exceed:
1. Where such individual is supporting his spouse or dependent child, other than a spouse or child with respect to whose support such order is used, fifty per cent (50%) of such individual’s disposable earnings for that week; and
2. Where such individual is not supporting such a spouse or dependent child described in paragraph 1., sixty per cent (60%) of such individual’s disposable earnings for that week;
except that with respect to the disposable earnings of any individual for any work week, the fifty per cent (50%) specified in paragraph 1. shall be deemed to be fifty-five per cent (55%) and the sixty per cent (60%) specified in paragraph 2. shall be deemed to be sixty-five per cent (65%), if and to the extent that such earnings are subject to garnishment to enforce a support order with respect to a period which is prior to the twelve (12) week period which ends with the beginning of such work week.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1938–2021 · leading case: State, Dep't of Health & Welfare Ex Rel. Lisby v. Lisby, 890 P.2d 727 (Idaho 1995).
State, Dep't of Health & Welfare Ex Rel. Lisby v. Lisby, 890 P.2d 727 (Idaho 1995). “Idaho Code § 11-207 limits the amount subject to garnishment to fifty-five percent (55%) of the aggregate disposable weekly earnings, where the obligor is supporting a dependent child and the garnishment is to enforce a support order that is twelve weeks past-due.”
In Re Merrill, 431 B.R. 239 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2009). “Both of these exemptions were claimed pursuant to Idaho Code § 11-207 . On April 22, 2009, Wells Fargo issued three cashier’s checks to Trustee in the amounts of $100, $1,243.”
Hooper v. State, 908 P.2d 1252 (Idaho Ct. App. 1995). “Hooper filed a claim of exemption, asserting that the funds in his account were reasonably necessary for his support, that the garnished funds were wages, and that the seizure of those funds exceeded the limit for garnishment of earnings permitted by Idaho Code § 11-207 .…”
In Re Atkinson, 258 B.R. 769 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2001). “The Debtors claim that these pre-petition accounts receivable are subject to the exemption provided by Idaho Code § 11-207 (1). 6 Section 11-207 states: Restriction on garnishment — Maximum.”
In Re Marples, 266 B.R. 202 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2001). “The genesis of this division of proceeds, and the Trustee’s compromise, is the existence of an exemption asserted by Debtor under Idaho Code § 11-207 (1), which provides: Restriction on garnishment — Maximum.”
Clarke v. Latimer, 437 P.3d 1 (Idaho 2018). “Before addressing the remaining two, the court found that Zach's post-garnishment wages lost their exempt status under Idaho Code section 11-207(1) when they were deposited into the companies' bank accounts.”
Williams v. Blue Cross of Idaho, 260 P.3d 1186 (Idaho 2011). “Further, the Court in Lisby determined the creditor was only entitled to garnish fifty-five percent of the workers’ compensation proceeds because I.C. § 11-207 specifically limits the amount of money subject to garnishment to fifty-five percent of a person’s aggregate disposable…”
In Re Stanger, 385 B.R. 758 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2008). “In addition, Debtors list a new section, Idaho Code § 11-207 , and claim $2,995.78 as exempt under that section.”
Coeur D'Alene Turf Club, Inc. v. Cogswell, 461 P.2d 107 (Idaho 1969). “§ 11-207.]" It should be noted that this section dates back to 1881, nearly nine-tenths of a century.”
Eagle Rock Corp. v. Idamont Hotel Co., 95 P.2d 838 (Idaho 1939). “Respondents’ right to a writ of assistance to gain possession of the property, or, conversely, appellants’ right to defeat respondents’ right to possession, appears to be mainly dependent upon the effect of a sale on execution and delivery of the sheriff’s certificate of sale…”
Bills v. State, Dept. of Revenue & Taxation, 714 P.2d 82 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). “” I.C. § 11-207(2). 4 . "[T]he [California] Revenue and Taxation Code .”
Matthew Craig Hawkins (Bankr. D. Idaho 2021). “The Court is unclear about why particular beginning dates were chosen, but in some cases, the Court will consider deposits and withdrawals occurring prior in time to those stipulated to by the parties, as described more fully below.”
— Idaho Code § 11-207(1) — 3 cases
Clarke v. Latimer, 437 P.3d 1 (Idaho 2018). “Before addressing the remaining two, the court found that Zach's post-garnishment wages lost their exempt status under Idaho Code section 11-207(1) when they were deposited into the companies' bank accounts.”
In Re Atkinson, 258 B.R. 769 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2001). “The Debtors claim that these pre-petition accounts receivable are subject to the exemption provided by Idaho Code § 11-207 (1). 6 Section 11-207 states: Restriction on garnishment — Maximum.”
In Re Marples, 266 B.R. 202 (Bankr. D. Idaho 2001). “The genesis of this division of proceeds, and the Trustee’s compromise, is the existence of an exemption asserted by Debtor under Idaho Code § 11-207 (1), which provides: Restriction on garnishment — Maximum.”
— Idaho Code § 11-207(2) — 1 case
Bills v. State, Dept. of Revenue & Taxation, 714 P.2d 82 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). “” I.C. § 11-207(2). 4 . "[T]he [California] Revenue and Taxation Code .”
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