410 - Exemption from taxes and legal process.

§  410. 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  pensions, the pension-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay, annuity, or  retirement allowance itself,  any  optional  benefit,  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.