(a) An application for the exemption of garnishments issued under
the laws of a State may be made in duplicate by a duly authorized
representative of the State. The application shall be filed
with the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of
Labor, Washington, DC 20210.
(b) Any application for exemption must be accompanied by two copies
of all the provisions of the State laws relating to the garnishment of
earnings, certified to be true and complete copies by the Attorney
General of the State. In addition, the application must be accompanied
by a statement, in duplicate, signed by the Attorney General of the
State, showing how the laws of the State satisfy the policy expressed in
Sec. 870.51(a) and setting forth any other matters which the Attorney
General may wish to state concerning the application.
(c) Notice of the filing of an application for exemption shall be
published in the Federal Register. Copies of the application shall be
available for public inspection and copying during business hours at the
national office of the Wage and Hour Division and in the regional office
of the Wage and Hour Divison in which the particular State is located.
Interested persons shall be afforded an opportunity to submit written
comments concerning the application of the State within a period of time
to be specified in the notice.
[35 FR 8226, May 26, 1970, as amended at 35 FR 14315, Sept. 11, 1970]
