California Government Code 1151.5 – (a) In addition to deductions authorized pursuant to Section …
(a) In addition to deductions authorized pursuant to Section 1151, a state employee may authorize deductions to be made from salaries or wages for payment for the support, maintenance, or care of the employee’s child, children, family, or former spouse for whom the employee has a duty of support. A service charge may be assessed for this deduction.
(b) A public agency may establish payroll deduction programs for any of the following purposes:
Terms Used In California Government Code 1151.5
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Public agency: includes counties, cities, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public districts, and other public agencies of the state. See California Government Code 1150
- Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Government Code 12.2
- State employee: means all persons who receive wages for services through the uniform payroll system established and administered by the Controller under Section 12470. See California Government Code 1150
(1) Payment for the support, maintenance, or care of an employee’s child, children, family, or former spouse for whom the employee has a duty of support.
(2) Payment of an employee’s legal judgment.
(3) Garnishment or deduction of an employee’s wages pursuant to a court order.
(4) Payment of an employee’s loan or obligation to a commercial lending institution.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1144, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)