§ 128-31. Exemptions from execution.
§ 128‑31. Exemptionsfrom execution.
Except for the applications ofthe provisions of G.S. 110‑136, and G.S. 110‑136.3 et seq., and inconnection with a court‑ordered equitable distribution under G.S. 50‑20,the right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, tothe return of contributions, the pension, annuity or retirement allowanceitself, any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to anyperson under the provisions of this Article, and the moneys in the various fundscreated by this Article, are exempt from levy and sale, garnishment,attachment, or any other process whatsoever, and shall be unassignable exceptas in this Article specifically otherwise provided. Notwithstanding anyprovisions to the contrary, any overpayment of benefits to a member in a State‑administeredretirement system, the Disability Salary Continuation Plan, or the DisabilityIncome Plan of North Carolina may be offset against any retirement allowance,return of contributions or any other right accruing under this Chapter to thesame person, the person's estate, or designated beneficiary. (1939, c. 390, s. 11; 1985,c. 402; c. 649, s. 5; 1989, c. 665, s. 3; c. 792, s. 2.4; 2005‑91, s.11.)