{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-5.2-17","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-5.2-17","heading":"Assistance not assignable; exemption from process.","body":"Except as otherwise provided for herein, cash assistance shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 5.2 The Rhode Island Works Program"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-5.2/40-5.2-17.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:24Z","sha256":"7d077b4c2f72556459582aca6b577e2e79dfb6d7f6107a22c65b54c3c04ce842","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-5.2-16","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-5.2-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}