Georgia to change flawed garnishment law
A federal ruling in September stopped all garnishments in Gwinnett County — and other parts of the state — when Georgia’s garnishment law was called unconstitutional.
Now, a change is in the works. State law-makers have proposed a change that would allow garnishments to begin again.
“You might call it a consumer protection and a pro-business bill at the same time,” said Jesse Stone, R-Waynesboro, who pre-filed the bill in the senate.
To read more about the proposed changes to the state's garnishment law, click here.
About the Author
Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
