Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 19. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 21. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM RETIREMENT PROGRAM

Part 2. Participation -- Benefits

Exemption From Taxation, Legal Process, And Assessments

19-21-212. Exemption from taxation, legal process, and assessments. Except for execution or withholding for the payment of child support or for the payment of spousal support for a spouse or former spouse who is the custodial parent of the child, contracts, benefits, and contributions under the university system retirement program and the earnings on the contributions are:

(1) except for a retirement allowance received in excess of the amount determined pursuant to 15-30-2110(2)(c), exempt from any state, county, or municipal tax;

(2) not subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, or other process;

(3) not covered or assessable by an insurance guaranty association; and

(4) unassignable except as specifically provided in the contracts.

History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 494, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 823, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 382, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 282, L. 2013.