The right of any person to a benefit provided for in this article shall not be subjected to execution, attachment, garnishment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or other process whatsoever with the exception that the benefits or contributions under this system shall be 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, nor shall any assignment thereof be enforceable in any court.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 7B. Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System
§18-7B-3. Defined Contribution Retirement System Created and Established; Body Corporate
§18-7B-4. Article to Be Liberally Construed; Purpose; Federal Qualification Requirements
§18-7B-5. Administration of the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System
§18-7B-7a. Plan Closed to Persons Employed for the First Time After June, 2005; Former Employees
§18-7B-8a. Qualified Military Service
§18-7B-9. Members' Contributions; Annuity Account Established
§18-7B-10. Employer Contributions
§18-7B-11. Termination of Membership
§18-7B-11a. Rollovers and Transfers to Repay Cashed-Out or Withdrawn Contributions
§18-7B-12a. Federal Minimum Required Distributions
§18-7B-13. Amount of Annuity Payments; Federal Law Maximum Benefit
§18-7B-14. Supplemental Annuity Contracts
§18-7B-16. Years of Employment Service
§18-7B-17. Deposits to the Members' Annuity Accounts
§18-7B-19. Benefits Not Forfeited if System Terminates
§18-7B-20. Prohibition of Involuntary Cash-Outs
§18-7B-21. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments