2022 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 35 - Fire Companies and Firefighters
35-1317 - Service award benefit; how paid; exempt from judicial process.
35-1317. Service award benefit; how paid; exempt from judicial process.
(1) The service award benefit received by a qualifying participant or beneficiary shall, at the option of the recipient, be in the form of an annuity or lump-sum benefit. No portion of any annual account shall be subject to attachment, garnishment, execution, or other judicial process for the satisfaction of a debt or claim against any participant or beneficiary and assignments or transfers of any portion shall be void.
(2) The service award benefit paid to a participant or beneficiary qualifying pursuant to section 35-1312 or 35-1313 shall be the participant's or beneficiary's nonforfeitable share of all annual accounts upon the date of his or her qualification for the service award benefit.
Source
- Laws 1999, LB 849, ยง 17.
