Section 16-25-23 Exemptions from execution.

Section 16-25-23

Exemptions from execution.

The right of a person to a pension; an annuity, or a retirement allowance; to the return of contributions; the pension, annuity or retirement allowance itself; any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this chapter; and the moneys in the various funds created by this chapter are hereby exempt from any state or municipal tax and exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as in this chapter specifically otherwise provided.

(Acts 1939, No. 419, p. 559, §9; Code 1940, T. 52, §370.)