O.C.G.A. § 47-11-91 (2019)
Exemption of funds from attachment, garnishment, or judgment; assignability
None of the funds provided for in this chapter shall be subject to attachment, garnishment, or judgment rendered against the person entitled to receive the same. Such funds shall not be assignable.
History
(Ga. L. 1968, p. 548, § 2.)
Annotations
CHAPTER 12 DISTRICT ATTORNEYS EMERITUS AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA
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Article 1
Article 4
General Provisions
Eligibility for Appointment as District Attorney Emeritus Sec.
Definitions. Article 2
Creation, Administration, and Management of the Assets of the Fund
Creation of the office of district attorney emeritus. Creation of the fund; membership of the board of trustees; payments to the fund. Power of board of trustees to make rules and regulations for the administration of the fund. Power of board of trustees to invest money received under this chapter. Annual audit of the fund. Administration of the fund. Article 3
Membership in and Contributions to the Fund
Eligibility to participate in the fund. Payments by district attorneys into the fund. Spouses’ benefits coverage; payments required for such coverage; effect of spouse’s death, divorce, or remarriage. Manner of deduction of payments to the fund; penalty for late payments; payments made on behalf of the district attorney. Transfer of membership and contributions to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; payment of additional state contribution upon transfer.
Eligibility for retirement from the office of district attorney and appointment to the office of district attorney emeritus. Credit for service rendered as a judge of a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals; payments required in order to obtain such credit. Credit for service rendered as a judge of a county court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals; payments required in order to obtain such credit. Credit for service rendered as a member of the General Assembly or as an attorney for the state or an authority thereof; payments required in order to obtain such credit. Credit for service in the armed forces of the United States during certain national emergencies; payments required in order to obtain such credit. Article 5
Appointment as District Attorney Emeritus; Compensation and Duties
Retirement from the office of district attorney and appointment to the office of district attorney emeritus; term of office as district attorney emeritus. Practice of law during term of office as district attorney emeritus. Salary for district attorneys emeritus; suspension of office
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upon eligibility for or appointment to an office of profit or trust under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Georgia. Duties of district attorney emeritus. Disability retirement; determination of disability; continuation of payments to the fund. Resignation from the office of district attorney emeritus; reappointment to office. Withdrawal of payments to the fund; right to participate in the fund after such withdrawal; how payments made on behalf of the district attorney are to be treated.
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Withdrawal of payments for disqualification from office or retirement; payments made upon the death of the district attorney; payments by employer. Article 6 Miscellaneous Provisions
Effect of sufficiency of the fund on payments to persons who are eligible for retirement benefits; order of liability for such payments. Exemption of moneys and rights accruing under this chapter from taxation; exemption from levy and sale, attachment, garnishment, and other process; assignability.
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS