{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-40.550","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 40.550","heading":"Claims and payments nonassignable -- Exemptions applicable to payments.","body":"(1) Claims for payment of a bonus shall not be assignable before or after approval\nthereof, and any attempted or purported assignment received by or tendered to any\nofficer of the Commonwealth shall be void, need not be acknowledged or returned,\nand may be disregarded.\n(2) Payments of the bonus shall be exempt from all taxation by the Commonwealth, its\npolitical subdivisions and taxing districts.\n(3) No claim for payment of a bonus and no payment made by the Commonwealth\nunder KRS 40.410 to 40.560 shall give ri se to a cause of action against the\nCommonwealth or any of its officers, agents, or employees, and no claim for\npayment shall be subject to attachment, levy, garnishment or seizure by or under\nany legal or equitable process whatever; but this provision sha ll not extend\nexemption from legal process to the proceeds of any bonus payment after the same\nhas 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 bonus herein\nauthorized.","path":["KRS Chapter 40"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21877","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:00Z","sha256":"54e4066567f115bf16741650b4815acaf3072b7fa41c833de13c8e5af82c0203","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-40.540","next":"us-ky/krs-40.560"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}