Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-511 (2026)

Limitation on continuing garnishment.

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(a) The maximum portion of the aggregate disposable
earnings of a judgment debtor which are subject to continuing
garnishment under this article is the lesser of:

          (i) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the judgment
debtor's disposable earnings for that week; or

          (ii) The amount by which the judgment debtor's
aggregate disposable earnings computed for that week exceeds
thirty (30) times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1), in
effect at the time the earnings are payable, or, in case of
earnings for any pay period other than a week, any equivalent
multiple thereof prescribed by the administrator of the Wyoming
Uniform Consumer Credit Code in the manner provided by W.S.
40-14-505(b)(iii).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2019 · leading case: Mitchell v. State, 982 P.2d 717 (Wyo. 1999).

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Mitchell v. State, 982 P.2d 717 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 2× “Furthermore, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-15-511 (Michie 1997) calculates the amount that can be garnished from the judgment debtor’s wages.”

Coones v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 848 P.2d 783 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “The disjunctive statutory authorization for “any other judicial procedure” includes those avenues of recovery permitted under state law, such as replevin prejudgment attachment.”

Glenn v. Glenn, 848 P.2d 819 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “Appellant also cites W.S. 1-15-511. Appellant is correct that this section also limits the scope of garnishment as a remedy.”

Knell v. Knell, 444 P.3d 1262 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 2× “2 Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-15-511 (a) ; 20-6-210(b)(iii) (LexisNexis 2019).”

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