---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 20.201"
title: "29"
number: "20.201"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/20.201"
---

# §20.201. Purpose.


This section provides procedures the U.S. Department of Labor may use to collect money from a debtor's disposable pay by means of administrative wage garnishment to satisfy delinquent nontax debt owed to the Department. In accordance with the procedures set forth in 31 U.S.C. [3720D](/usc/31/3720D.md) and [31](/usc/31/31.md) CFR 285.11, the Department may request that a non-Federal employer garnish the disposable pay of an individual to collect delinquent non-tax debt owed to the Department or in connection with any program administered by the Department.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 80 FR 60799, Oct. 8, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.; Subpart D is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5514; Subpart E is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3720A; Subpart F is also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3720D.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 5202, Feb. 6, 1985, unless otherwise noted.