110 - Exemption from taxes and legal process.

§  110.  Exemption from taxes and legal process. The right of a person  to  a  pension,  a   pension-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay,   an  annuity  or  a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, the  pension, the pension-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay, annuity,  or  retirement allowance itself, any optional benefit, including any benefit  or  monies  accruing  under  an  optional retirement program pursuant to  article eight-B or one hundred twenty-five-A of the education  law,  any  other  right  accrued  or accruing to any person under the provisions of  this chapter and the monies in the various funds  continued  under  this  chapter:    1.  Are  hereby  exempt  from  any  state or municipal tax, except the  estate tax, and    2. Shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or  any  other process whatsoever, and    3.  Shall  be  unassignable,  except  as  in this chapter specifically  provided.