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LegalText 28 U.S.C. § 3204 Installment payment order us united_states_code code_section 28 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE 176 FEDERAL DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURE 3204 28 U.S.C. § 3204 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc28@119-100.zip /us/usc/t28/s3204 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-28/usc28.xml 02bde7327b44549f2920df599456c115468091d6381a9173dfce0d4304014031 3390f867a2c02f5d0c496269da780795fe19663a090a3040c64a9ee0a541cdcf 3454b6d2e8f47a801dcb141c07ed411c00c391629571bfd2a8deaa693e5fb795 2026-07-04 official
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28 U.S.C. § 3204 - Installment payment order

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(a) Authority To Issue Order.— Subject to subsection (c), if it is shown that the judgment debtor—

(1) is receiving or will receive substantial nonexempt disposable earnings from self employment that are not subject to garnishment; or

(2) is diverting or concealing substantial earnings from any source, or property received in lieu of earnings;

then upon motion of the United States and notice to the judgment debtor, the court may, if appropriate, order that the judgment debtor make specified installment payments to the United States. Notice of the motion shall be served on the judgment debtor in the same manner as a summons or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. In fixing the amount of the payments, the court shall take into consideration after a hearing, the income, resources, and reasonable requirements of the judgment debtor and the judgment debtors dependents, any other payments to be made in satisfaction of judgments against the judgment debtor, and the amount due on the judgment in favor of the United States.

(b) Modification of Order.— On motion of the United States or the judgment debtor, and upon a showing that the judgment debtors financial circumstances have changed or that assets not previously disclosed by the judgment debtor have been discovered, the court may modify the amount of payments, alter their frequency, or require full payment.

(c) Limitation.— (1) An order may not be issued under subsection (a), and if so issued shall have no force or effect, against a judgment debtor with respect to whom there is in effect a writ of garnishment of earnings issued under this chapter and based on the same debt.

(2) An order may not be issued under subsection (a) with respect to any earnings of the debtor except nonexempt disposable earnings.

(Added Pub. L. 101647, title XXXVI, § 3611, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4955.)

Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective 180 days after Nov. 29, 1990, and applicable with respect to certain actions for debts owed the United States pending in court on that effective date, see section 3631 of Pub. L. 101647, set out as a note under section 3001 of this title.