Governor’s proclamation suspends statutes that permit collection of consumer debt judgments, among other actions.
7/28/2020 10:30
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has extended a proclamation to temporarily prohibit certain garnishments statewide until Aug. 1, 2020, or until the end of the COVID-19 State of Emergency, whichever is first, according to a news release.
The proclamation suspends statutes that permit collection of consumer debt judgments, including bank account and wage garnishments, and waives the accrual of post-judgment interest on judgments of consumer debt.
It states, “to prevent or reduce economic hardship and related life, health, and safety risks to those members of our workforce impacted by layoffs and substantially reduced work hours or who are otherwise unable to pay for basic household expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, I issued proclamation 20-49 on April 14, 2020, to temporarily waive and suspend statutes and regulations related to the collection of judgments for consumer debt.”
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