The return of contributions, any optional benefit, or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under this chapter and the moneys in the fund created by this chapter are exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever and shall not be assignable, except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.
(Code 1981, §47-23-121, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 513, § 1.)