Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-2-303
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Assignments void, exemption from process
Official statutory text
ASSIGNMENTS VOID, EXEMPTION FROM PROCESS.
No assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits
which are or may become due or payable under the Employment Security
Act of 1980 shall be valid. All such rights to benefits shall be
exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy
whatsoever provided for the collection of debt. Benefits received
by an individual, so long as they are not mingled with other funds
of the recipient, shall be exempt from any remedy whatsoever for the
collection of all debts during the time the individual was
unemployed, except debts for child support obligations pursuant to
Section 2-801 of this title, and debts created due to food purchase
assistance overissuances for which the individual is liable pursuant
to Section 2-803 of this title. Benefits shall be subject to tax
levies issued by the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with 26
U.S.C., Section 6331(h) provided an agreement is entered into
between the Internal Revenue Service and the Oklahoma Employment
Security Commission, and approved by the United States Department of
Labor, that provides for the payment of all administrative costs
associated with processing the tax levies. No waiver of any
exemption provided for in this section shall be valid.
No assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits
which are or may become due or payable under the Employment Security
Act of 1980 shall be valid. All such rights to benefits shall be
exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy
whatsoever provided for the collection of debt. Benefits received
by an individual, so long as they are not mingled with other funds
of the recipient, shall be exempt from any remedy whatsoever for the
collection of all debts during the time the individual was
unemployed, except debts for child support obligations pursuant to
Section 2-801 of this title, and debts created due to food purchase
assistance overissuances for which the individual is liable pursuant
to Section 2-803 of this title. Benefits shall be subject to tax
levies issued by the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with 26
U.S.C., Section 6331(h) provided an agreement is entered into
between the Internal Revenue Service and the Oklahoma Employment
Security Commission, and approved by the United States Department of
Labor, that provides for the payment of all administrative costs
associated with processing the tax levies. No waiver of any
exemption provided for in this section shall be valid.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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