{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-10-616","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 24-10-616","heading":"Subjection of benefit rights to legal process","body":"(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the right of a person to an annuity, the return of accumulated contributions, the annuity itself, any annuity option, any other right accrued or accruing under this chapter, and all moneys belonging to a plan: (A) Are not subject to: (i) Execution; (ii) Garnishment; (iii) Attachment; (iv) The operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws; or (v) Any claim or process of law; and (B) Are unassignable. (2) However, an employer shall have the right of setoff for any claim arising from embezzlement by, or fraud of, a member, retirant, or beneficiary. (b) A final administrative decision of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System may be appealed by filing a complaint in Pulaski County Circuit Court. Amended by Act 2021, No. 374,§ 2, eff. 4/1/2021. Acts 1981, No. 364, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-3805.\n\n(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the right of a person to an annuity, the return of accumulated contributions, the annuity itself, any annuity option, any other right accrued or accruing under this chapter, and all moneys belonging to a plan: (A) Are not subject to: (i) Execution; (ii) Garnishment; (iii) Attachment; (iv) The operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws; or (v) Any claim or process of law; and (B) Are unassignable. (2) However, an employer shall have the right of setoff for any claim arising from embezzlement by, or fraud of, a member, retirant, or beneficiary.\n\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the right of a person to an annuity, the return of accumulated contributions, the annuity itself, any annuity option, any other right accrued or accruing under this chapter, and all moneys belonging to a plan: (A) Are not subject to: (i) Execution; (ii) Garnishment; (iii) Attachment; (iv) The operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws; or (v) Any claim or process of law; and (B) Are unassignable.\n\n(A) Are not subject to: (i) Execution; (ii) Garnishment; (iii) Attachment; (iv) The operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws; or (v) Any claim or process of law; and\n\n(i) Execution;\n\n(ii) Garnishment;\n\n(iii) Attachment;\n\n(iv) The operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws; or\n\n(v) Any claim or process of law; and\n\n(B) Are unassignable.\n\n(2) However, an employer shall have the right of setoff for any claim arising from embezzlement by, or fraud of, a member, retirant, or beneficiary.\n\n(b) A final administrative decision of the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System may be appealed by filing a complaint in Pulaski County Circuit Court.","path":["AR Code","Title 24","Chapter 10","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"7fb7d56a78968137c4de82a718c9d0c409195febbed1373169b412e956146cbb","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-10-615","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-24-10-617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}