RS 11:3321: Exemption from seizure and attachment

A. Except as provided in R.S. 11:292, no portion of the Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund shall, before or after any order for distribution is issued by the said board of directors to the person or persons entitled thereto under the provisions of this Part, be held, seized, or levied upon, by virtue of any attachment, garnishment, execution, or order or decree, or any other process whatsoever issued out of or by any court, for the payment or satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any debt, damage, claim, judgment, or decree against any beneficiary of said fund; but shall be exempt therefrom. The fund shall be kept, held, and distributed for no purpose other than those provided for in this Part.

B. No employee of the Lake Charles Fire Department who at any time becomes eligible for participation in the benefits of this fund shall lose or forfeit any earned eligibility for any cause or reason whatsoever, except as hereinafter provided.

Designated from Acts 1944, No. 186, §11 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.