Montana § 19-17-407 - Exemption From Legal Process
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 19-17-407 — Exemption From Legal Process, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-17-407. Exemption From Legal Process
Exemption from legal process. (1) Except as provided in 19-2-907 , 19-2-909 , and subsection (2) of this section, benefits received under this part are not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or any other process. (2) The right of a person to any benefit or payment and the money in the plan's pension trust fund associated with that benefit or payment is subject, once the person is entitled to distribution of the benefit or payment, to: (a) a United States tax lien or levy for past-due taxes; and (b) execution, garnishment, attachment, levy, or other process related to the collection of criminal fines and orders of restitution imposed under federal law as provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3613.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-17-407 ("Exemption From Legal Process") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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