New York Laws
Article 11 - State Teachers' Retirement System for Public School Teachers
524 - Exemption From Taxation and Execution.

§ 524. Exemption from taxation and execution. The right of a teacher
to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of
contributions, any benefit or right accrued or accruing to any person
under the provisions of this article, and the moneys in the various
funds created hereunder, are hereby exempt from any state or municipal
tax, and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment or
any other process whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as in
this article specifically provided.

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