SDCL § 3-12C-216: Exemption of contributions and benefits from taxation and process.

The rights of a person to a benefit, return of accumulated contributions, the benefit itself, any optional benefits and any other right accrued or accruing under the provisions of this chapter and all moneys belonging to the system are hereby exempt from any state, county, municipal, or other local tax and may not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws or any other process of law whatsoever and shall be unassignable, except as required under applicable law, including any qualified domestic relations order as defined in § 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code, or as is otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.