31 C.F.R. § 212.1 : Money and Finance: Treasury — REGULATIONS RELATING TO MONEY AND FINANCE — FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY — BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE — GARNISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS CONTAINING FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENTS — Purpose

The purpose of this part is to implement statutory provisions that protect Federal benefits from garnishment by establishing procedures that a financial institution must follow when served a garnishment order against an account holder into whose account a Federal benefit payment has been directly deposited.