California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 8164

WIC § 8164 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 8 · Ch. 4.9

Statute text

(a)(1) A Better for Families Tax Refund payment made pursuant to Section 8161 shall be automatically exempt from a garnishment order.

(2)This subdivision does not apply to a garnishment order in connection with an action for, or a judgment awarding, child support, spousal support, family support, or a criminal restitution payable to victims.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, a financial institution receiving directly from the state the payments described in subdivision (a) shall exempt those payments from any garnishment order if the payment is marked by the state as a “Better for Families Tax Refund payment” or includes some other industry-standard unique identifier that is reasonably sufficient to allow the financial institution to identify the funds as a Better for Families Tax Refund payment.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (AB 192) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 8165.