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© Civil Law Self-Help Center
Rev. 12/24/19
My wages have been garnished more than the allowable amount. NRS 21.090(1)(g). (If you checked this box,
and your earnings are being garnished more than the allowable amount, also check one of the 3 boxes below.)
My gross weekly salary is more than $770, and 75% of my earnings are exempt.
My gross weekly salary is between $362.50 and $770, and at least 82% of my disposable
earnings are exempt.
My disposable weekly earnings do not exceed $362.50 so all of my earnings are exempt.
(To calculate what amount you are allowed to be garnished, see the footnote.
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$10,000 “wildcard” for any personal property not otherwise exempt. NRS 21.090(z). I am using the
Other: ________________________________________________________
I am attaching the following evidence in support of my claim of exemption, with personal
identifying information redacted
(Describe what you are attaching to prove your exemption, i.e. paystubs or bank statements.):
(1) ________________________________
(2) ________________________________
(3) ________________________________
DATED this ________ day of __________________, 20______.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct.
______________________________________
(signature)
______________________________________
(print name)
Defendant/ Other, Self-Represented
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How to determine what the allowable amount is that can be garnished from your paycheck:
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. Find the date of the most recent Writ of Garnishment.
2. Get paystub for the pay period ending as of the most recent Writ of Garnishment.
3. Find your year-to-date gross earnings on that paystub.
4. Divide the year-to-date gross earnings by the number of weeks you have worked in the current calendar year. This is your Gross
Weekly Salary.
a. If your Gross Weekly Salary is less than $362.50, then you cannot be garnished at all. Check the box that says, “My
disposable weekly earnings do not exceed $362.50 so all my earnings are exempt.”
b. If your Gross Weekly Salary is higher than $770, then you can be garnished 25%, so proceed to next step. If your Gross
Weekly Salary is between $362.51 and $769.99, then you can be garnished up to 18%, so proceed to next step.
5. Go back to the paystub, and look at the gross weekly income on that paystub, then subtract the amounts set aside for federal tax,
Medicare, and Social Security. This is your Disposable Weekly Earnings.
a. If your Disposable Weekly Earnings are less than $362.50, then you cannot be garnished at all. Check the box that says,
“My disposable weekly earnings do not exceed $362.50 so all my earnings are exempt.”
b. If your Gross Weekly Salary was higher than $770, then take your Disposable Weekly Earnings and multiply it by 75%.
This is the amount you should have been paid after the garnishment. If you got paid less than that number, then you might
have been garnished more than the allowable amount. If this is the case, check the box that says, “My gross weekly salary
is more than $770, and 75% of my earnings are exempt.
c. If your Gross Weekly Salary was between $362.50 and $769.99, then take your Disposable Weekly Earnings and multiply
it by 82%. This is the amount you should have been paid after the garnishment.
i. If this number falls below $362.50, then you’re entitled to keep the amount that brings you up to $362.50. So if
you have been left with less than $362.50 per week, check the box that says, “My disposable weekly earnings
do not exceed $362.50, so all my earnings are exempt.”
ii. If the number is above $362.50, but you got paid less than that number, then you might have been garnished
more than the allowable amount. If this is the case, check the box that says, “My gross weekly salary is between
$362.50 and $770, and at least 82% of my disposable earnings are exempt.”
exemption on: (Describe what you're exempting) ________________________________________________