South Dakota § 3-12C-1812 - Qualified benefit preservation arrangement--No assignment.

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§ 3-12C-1812. Qualified benefit preservation arrangement--No assignment.

The rights of a person to a benefit, and the benefit itself, payable under this part are hereby exempt from any state, county, municipal, or other local tax and may not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or any other process of law whatsoever and is unassignable and nontransferable, except as otherwise provided by §  3-12C-1809 or otherwise in the same manner as a retirement benefit under the system.

Source: SL 2020, ch 14, § 12.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 3-12C-1812 ("Qualified benefit preservation arrangement--No assignment.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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