Indiana § 33-38-7-20 - Assignment of benefits
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§ 33-38-7-20. Assignment of benefits
Sec. 20. A participant, beneficiary, or survivor may not assign any payment under this chapter except for the following:
(1) Premiums on a life, hospitalization, surgical, or medical group insurance plan maintained in part by a state agency.
(2) Dues to an association that proves to the board's satisfaction that the association has as members at least twenty percent (20%) of the retired participants in the plan.
As added by P.L.27-2019, SEC.21.
IC 33-38-8Chapter 8. 1985 Retirement, Disability, and Death System
33-38-8-1Application of chapter 33-38-8-2"Americans with Disabilities Act" 33-38-8-3"Board" 33-38-8-4"Employer" 33-38-8-5"Fund" 33-38-8-6"Internal Revenue Code" 33-38-8-7"Participant" 33-38-8-8"Salary" 33-38-8-9"Services" 33-38-8-10Participants 33-38-8-10.5Magistrate election to participate in benefit system 33-38-8-11Contributions 33-38-8-12Withdrawal of participant from fund 33-38-8-13Retirement benefits; termination of employment; conditions 33-38-8-14Retirement benefits; computation of amount 33-38-8-15Permanent disability of participants; certification; recovery; transcripts, reports, records, and other materials 33-38-8-16Permanent disability of participants; amount of benefits 33-38-8-17Death of participant; benefits of surviving spouse or children 33-38-8-18Death of participant; benefits of dependent children 33-38-8-19Death of participant; payments when no benefits payable to survivors 33-38-8-20Maximum annual benefit under Internal Revenue Code 33-38-8-21Service credit; contributions for service as judge or full-time magistrate 33-38-8-22Judge's credit for service as full-time referee or commissioner; credit for pre-2011 service as full-time magistrate; rollover distributions; trustee to trustee transfers 33-38-8-22.5Magistrate's credit for service as full-time referee or commissioner; credit for pre-2011 service as full-time magistrate; rollover distributions; trustee to trustee transfers 33-38-8-23Credit for prior service as member of Indiana public employees' retirement fund; rollover distributions; trustee to trustee transfers 33-38-8-24Cost of living adjustments payable after December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2008 33-38-8-25Cost of living adjustments for certain participants 33-38-8-26Assignment of benefits
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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