72-1020. AWARD NOT SUBJECT TO EXECUTION, ATTACHMENT, GARNISHMENT, OR ASSIGNMENT — EXCEPTION. (1) An award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process.
(2) An assignment or agreement to assign a right to compensation in the future is unenforceable except:
(a) An assignment of a right to compensation for work loss to secure payment of maintenance or child support; or
(b) An assignment of a right to compensation to the extent that the benefits are for the cost of products, services, or accommodations necessitated by the injury or death on which the claim is based and are provided or to be provided by the assignee.
History:
[72-1020, added 1986, ch. 337, sec. 1, p. 832.]