Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

(1) For the purposes of this part:
(a) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an
individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of amounts
required by law to be withheld; and
(b) "Garnishment" means any legal or equitable procedure through which
the earnings of an individual are required to be withheld for payment of a
debt.
(2) The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an
individual for any work week which is subject to garnishment to enforce
payment of a judgment arising from a regulated consumer credit sale or
regulated consumer loan may not exceed the lesser of:
(a) Twenty-five percent (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 section
6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, U.S.C. title 29, section
206(a)(1), in effect at the time the earnings are payable.
(c) In the case of earnings for a pay period other than a week, the
director of the department of labor shall prescribe by rule a multiple of
the federal minimum hourly wage equivalent in effect to that set forth in
paragraph (b).
(3) No court may make, execute, or enforce an order or process in
violation of this section.

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