West Virginia Code
Article 2A. West Virginia State Police Retirement System
§15-2A-15. Exemption From Taxation, Garnishment and Other Process; Exception for Certain Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

The moneys in the fund and the right of a member or retirant to a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions or to any benefit under the provisions of this article are hereby exempt from any state or municipal tax; are not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever except that the benefits or contributions under this system are subject to "qualified domestic relations orders" as that term is defined in Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to governmental plans; and are unassignable except as is provided in this article.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 15. Public Safety

Article 2A. West Virginia State Police Retirement System

§15-2A-1. Short Title

§15-2A-2. Definitions

§15-2A-3. Continuation and Administration of West Virginia State Police Retirement System; Leased Employees; Federal Qualification Requirements

§15-2A-4. Participation in System; Continuation of Fund

§15-2A-4a. Specification of Actuarial Assumptions

§15-2A-5. Employee Contributions; Employer Contributions; Forfeitures

§15-2A-6. Retirement; Commencement of Benefits

§15-2A-6a. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations

§15-2A-6b. Federal Law Minimum Required Distributions

§15-2A-6c. Direct Rollovers

§15-2A-6d. Rollovers and Transfers to Purchase Service Credit or Repay Withdrawn Contributions

§15-2A-7. Annual Annuity Adjustment

§15-2A-8. Refunds to Certain Members Upon Discharge of Resignation; Deferred Retirement

§15-2A-9. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Incurred in Performance of Duty

§15-2A-10. Same -- Due to Other Causes

§15-2A-11. Same -- Physical Examinations; Termination

§15-2A-11a. Physical Examinations of Prospective Members; Application for Disability Benefit; Determinations

§15-2A-11b. Annual Report on Each Employer's Disability Retirement Experience

§15-2A-12. Awards and Benefits to Dependents of Employees or Retirants - When Employee Dies in Performance of Duty, etc.; Dependent Child Scholarship and Amount

§15-2A-13. Same -- When Member Dies From Nonservice-Connected Causes Before Serving Twenty Years

§15-2A-14. Awards and Benefits to Dependents of Member -- When Member Dies After Retirement or After Serving Twenty Years

§15-2A-15. Exemption From Taxation, Garnishment and Other Process; Exception for Certain Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

§15-2A-16. Fraud; Penalties

§15-2A-17. Awards and Benefits to Dependents of Member -- Termination

§15-2A-18. Authority to Continue Payments to Certain Dependents

§15-2A-19. Credit Toward Retirement for Member's Prior Military Service; Credit Toward Retirement When Member Has Joined Armed Forces in Time of Armed Conflict; Qualified Military Service

§15-2A-20. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates

§15-2A-21. Retirement Credited Service Through Member's Use, as Option, of Accrued Annual or Sick Leave Days

§15-2A-22. Limitations on Benefit Increases

§15-2A-23. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments