D.C. Code § 32-1517
Assignment of compensation; exemption from claims of creditors.
Effective Jul 1, 1980July 1, 1980, D.C. Law 3-77, § 18, 27 DCR 2503
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 or creditors and from levy, execution, and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived.
History
July 1, 1980, D.C. Law 3-77, § 18, 27 DCR 2503
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 36-317.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 32-1508.