§ 120-4.29. Exemption from garnishment, attachment.
§120‑4.29. Exemption from garnishment, attachment.
Except for the applications ofthe provisions of G. S. 110‑136, and in connection with a court‑orderedequitable distribution under G.S. 50‑20, the right of a person to apension, annuity, or retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, orto the receipt of the pension, annuity or retirement allowance itself, anyoptional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under theprovisions of this Article, and the moneys in the various funds created by thisArticle, are exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any otherprocess whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as this Articlespecifically provides. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, anyoverpayment of benefits to a member in a State‑administered retirementsystem or Disability Salary Continuation Plan may be offset against anyretirement allowance, return of contributions or any other right accruing underthis Chapter to the same person, the person's estate, or designatedbeneficiary. (1983, c. 761, s. 238; 1985, c. 402; c. 649, s. 5;1989, c. 792, s. 2.2; 1991, c. 636, s. 13.)