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§ 8-9-101. Assignment of Wages – Requirements

This article is subject to the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of the “Uniform Consumer Credit Code”. No assignment of wages by any employee to any person for the benefit of such employee shall be valid or enforceable. No employer or debtor shall recognize or honor any assignment of wages for any purpose unless […]

§ 8-9-102. Copies to Be Given Employer and Assignor

No assignment of wages shall be valid or enforceable unless a copy of the assignment is given or mailed by registered mail to the employer within five days after its execution and a copy of the assignment given to the wage earner making the assignment. Source: L. 49: p. 232, § 4. CSA: C. 97, […]

§ 8-9-103. When Assignment Must Be Recorded

No assignment of wages not already earned at the time of the assignment and no assignment of any other sum to become due to the assignor shall be valid as against any creditor of the assignor who has not had actual notice of the assignment at the time the same is made unless the same […]

§ 8-9-104. Joinder of Wife or Husband in Assignment – Acknowledgment

No assignment of wages, except for child support, not already earned at the time of the assignment or any sum to become due the assignor after the date of such assignment shall be valid unless, if the assignor is married and residing with his spouse, such spouse joins in and signs such assignment and such […]

§ 8-9-105. Burden of Proof of Validity on Assignee

If any assignment of wages or other sums to be earned or to become due after the date of such assignment is contested by any creditor of the assignor, the burden of proof that the assignment was recorded as provided in section 8-9-103 or that the creditor had actual notice of the assignment at the […]

§ 8-9-106. Deductions for Union Dues

Nothing in this article shall prevent or prohibit the use of the check-off between employers or employees in the custom or practice of the deduction of union dues by an employer for his employees where such an arrangement has been entered into between the parties. Source: L. 49: p. 232, § 6. CSA: C. 97, […]

§ 8-9-107. Other Authorized Deductions

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to affect deductions authorized by an employee to be made by an employer for hospital, medical, stock purchases, savings, insurance, charities, credit unions, banks, savings and loans, or any other financial institution or other similar purposes, or for rent, board, and subsistence provided in connection with employment, […]