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title_number: 10
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# 10 U.S.C. § 1440 - Annuities not subject to legal process

## Text

Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3)(B) of this title, no annuity payable under this subchapter is assignable or subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 642(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2546; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(10), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 739.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 144037:378.Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, § 9, 67 Stat. 504. The words “either in law or equity” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “1437(c)(3)(B)” for “1437(c)(3)”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–525 substituted “Except as provided in section 1437(c)(3) of this title, no” for “No”. 1972—Pub. L. 92–425 substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.