Tennessee § 8-3516 - Exemption of funds from taxation, execution, and assignment.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-3516 — Exemption of funds from taxation, execution, and assignment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-3516. Exemption of funds from taxation, execution, and assignment.
All retirement allowances and other benefits accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of chapters 34 to 36, inclusive, of this title, and the accumulated contributions and cash securities in the funds created under said chapters, are exempted from any state, county or municipal tax, and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or any other process whatsoever, nor shall any assignment thereof be enforceable in any court. Acts 1947, ch. 231, § 24; C. Supp. 1950, § 1034.88 (Williams, § 1034.60).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-3516 ("Exemption of funds from taxation, execution, and assignment.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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