By Elise Devlin
Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer
Gov. Larry Hogan issued an emergency order on Monday prohibiting garnishment of the new federal stimulus payments approved by Congress last week.
“This funding is intended to support working families and struggling Marylanders, and we are committed to doing everything possible to protect this much-needed relief for those who need it most,” said Hogan of the Economic Impact Payments provided under H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
The governor’s order states that the stimulus payments are exempt from, and shall not be subject to, garnishment. It also says all financial institutions are ordered to consider these payments as protected and cannot be subject to a court-ordered garnishment.
In April, the governor issued an emergency order prohibiting garnishments of CARES Act Recovery Rebates too.
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