This part establishes procedures the Department of Education uses to collect money from a debtor’s disposable pay by means of administrative wage garnishment to satisfy delinquent debt owed to the United States.

Terms Used In 34 CFR 34.1

  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor

(Authority: 31 U.S.C. § 3720D)