No moneys earned by a committed person and held by the department, to any amount whatsoever, shall be subject to garnishment, levy, or any like process of attachment for any cause or claim against the committed person, except as provided for in section 353-22.5.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 353-22
Earnings exempt from garnishment, etc
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Martinez v. Sumner (1993)
Most recently applied in Martinez v. Sumner (November 1993)
L 1987, c 338, pt of §3; am L 1993, c 294, §2; am L 1996, c 189, §3
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.