Exemption of System funds from legal process.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 40-80
in effect§ 40-80. - Exemption of System funds from legal process.
Except for indebtedness owing to the System, benefits payable from the System shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, until such payment has been actually received by the person entitled to it. Any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder shall be void. Neither this System nor the Board of Trustees shall in any manner be liable for or be subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to benefits hereunder. If the terms of this section are contrary to the law governing in a particular circumstance, then, as to that circumstance, any such payment shall be so exempt to the maximum extent permitted by such law. This section shall not apply to any benefit payable with respect to a Participant pursuant to a qualified domestic order as defined in the Code or 11 O.S. § 48-103.
(Ord. No. 21916, § 2, 2-12-02)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH40PERESY_ARTIIIPERE_DIV1EMREPR_PTBGEPR_S40-80EXSYFULEPRFetched: 10/28/2026