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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 71 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 71-1-1 — 71-17-7)
Chapter 3 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION (§§ 71-3-1 — 71-3-225)
GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 71-3-1 — 71-3-129)
Section 71-3-43 - Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors
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MS Code § 71-3-43 (2023)
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No assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter, shall be valid; and such compensation and benefits shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution, and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may be waived. This section prevails over Sections 75-9-406 and 75-9-408 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code to the extent, if any, that these sections may otherwise be applicable.
Codes, 1942, § 6998-22; Laws, 1948, ch. 354, § 16; reenacted without change, Laws, 1982, ch. 473, § 22; reenacted without change, Laws, 1990, ch. 405, § 23; Laws, 2001, ch. 495, § 23, eff. 1/1/2002.
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