Md. Code, Commercial Law § 15-601.1
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§15–601.
Official statutory text
§15–601.1.
(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.
(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.
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