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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing garnishment of |
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wages for court-ordered restitution in a criminal judgment. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28. No current wages for personal service shall ever |
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be subject to garnishment, except for the enforcement of |
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court-ordered: |
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(1) child support payments; [or] |
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(2) spousal maintenance; or |
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(3) restitution in a criminal judgment. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing |
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garnishment of wages for court-ordered restitution in a criminal |
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judgment." |