10 USC § 1440 - Annuities not subject to legal process

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1440"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 1440 - Annuities not subject to legal process"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1440"
section_name: "Annuities not subject to legal process"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "ANNUITIES BASED ON RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "RETIRED SERVICEMAN’S FAMILY PROTECTION PLAN"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 642(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2546; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(10), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 739.)"
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# § 1440. Annuities not subject to legal process

section 1437(c)(3)(B) of this title

Except as provided in , no annuity payable under this subchapter is assignable or subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 111; Pub. L. 92–425, § 1(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 706; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 642(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2546; Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, § 1303(a)(10), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 739.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1440 | 37:378. | Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 393, § 9, 67 Stat. 504. |

The words “either in law or equity” are omitted as surplusage.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1985— substituted “1437(c)(3)(B)” for “1437(c)(3)”.

1984— substituted “Except as provided in , no” for “No”.

1972— substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.