South Dakota § 3-13A-16 - Payments and benefits under program not assignable or subject to creditors' actions.
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§ 3-13A-16. Payments and benefits under program not assignable or subject to creditors' actions.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 3-13A-15, no participant may assign or otherwise alienate any right to any payment or benefit under the program. The right of a participant to any payment or benefit is not subject to the rights of the participant's or any beneficiary's creditors, and is exempt from executions, attachment, prior assignment, or any other judicial relief or order for the benefit of creditors or other third persons, except as required under applicable law, including any qualified domestic relations order as defined in § 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code, or as is otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.
Source: SL 2004, ch 43, § 15; SDCL § 3-12-179; SL 2005, ch 28, § 1; SL 2008, ch 20, § 20; SL 2013, ch 20, § 20.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-13A-16 ("Payments and benefits under program not assignable or subject to creditors' actions.") 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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