Newsom Signs Executive Order to Protect Stimulus Funds From Debt Collectors

Newsom Signs Executive Order to Protect Stimulus Funds From Debt Collectors
California Gov. Gavin Newsom during his daily news briefing at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on April 9, 2020. Rich Pedroncelli, Pool/AP Photo
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Thursday protecting most Californians receiving federal, state, or local government financial assistance in response to the CCP virus pandemic from having their funds garnished by debt collectors.

“The executive order denies the ability for debt collectors to garnish your CARES Act dollars,” Newsom said at a press briefing Thursday. “If you’re a debt collector and you did garnish those contributions, those checks, you gotta give them back.”

Isabel van Brugen
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