{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-40.160","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 40.160","heading":"Claims and payments nonassignable, exempt from taxation and from claims","body":"of creditors and process of courts until received.\n(1) Claims for payment of veterans' bonus shall not be assignable before or after\napproval thereof; and any attempted or purporte d assignment received by or\ntendered to any officer of the Commonwealth shall be void, need not be\nacknowledged or returned, and may be disregarded.\n(2) Payments of the veterans' bonus shall be exempt from all taxation by the\nCommonwealth, its political subdivisions and taxing districts.\n(3) No claim for payment of a veterans' bonus and no payment made by the\nCommonwealth under this chapter shall give rise to a cause of action against the\nCommonwealth or any of its officers, agents, or employees, and no cla im for\npayment shall be subject to attachment, levy, garnishment, or seizure by or under\nany legal or equitable process whatever; but this provision shall not extend\nexemption from legal process to the proceeds of any veterans' bonus payment after\nthe same has been received from the Commonwealth.\n(4) The Commonwealth does not consent to be sued in any court with regard to any\nmatter connected with or arising out of claims for payment of the veterans' bonus\nherein authorized.","path":["KRS Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21836","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:59Z","sha256":"33ac1230d6339bef8069a9d8127089dc556b2164348aa50a317932e519220fb6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-40.150","next":"us-ky/krs-40.170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}