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Such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment, garnishment or any other legal process provided for the collection of debt, even if the compensation is used for purchase of shares in a credit union, or deposited into an account with a financial institution or other organization accepting deposits and is thereby commingled with other funds, except debts incurred for necessaries furnished to such individual, his spouse or dependents during the time when such individual was unemployed. Any waiver of any exemption provided for in this section shall be void.\n\t\tUpon an order of garnishment, attachment or other levy addressed to a financial institution in which the principal defendant claims to have exempt funds hereunder, the principal defendant may file an answer asserting the exemption hereunder. From the time of service of such garnishment, attachment or levy, the financial institution, until further order of the court, shall hold the amount subject to such garnishment, attachment or levy, or such lesser amount or sum as it may have, which amount shall be set forth in its answer. It shall hold such amount free of any person drawing against such funds whether by check against such account or otherwise. The financial institution shall be subject to such further order or subpoena for discovery of its records, for which it shall be entitled an order or agreement for compensation for the expense of such service, and in a case deemed appropriate to the court by such an order directing deposit of funds or further security prior to such records being ordered produced.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":209462,"text":"Any assignment, pledge or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this title shall be void except as provided in this section and in \u00a7\u00a7 60.2-608, 60.2-608.1, 60.2-608.2, and 60.2-633. Such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment, garnishment or any other legal process provided for the collection of debt, even if the compensation is used for purchase of shares in a credit union, or deposited into an account with a financial institution or other organization accepting deposits and is thereby commingled with other funds, except debts incurred for necessaries furnished to such individual, his spouse or dependents during the time when such individual was unemployed. Any waiver of any exemption provided for in this section shall be void.\n\t\tUpon an order of garnishment, attachment or other levy addressed to a financial institution in which the principal defendant claims to have exempt funds hereunder, the principal defendant may file an answer asserting the exemption hereunder. From the time of service of such garnishment, attachment or levy, the financial institution, until further order of the court, shall hold the amount subject to such garnishment, attachment or levy, or such lesser amount or sum as it may have, which amount shall be set forth in its answer. It shall hold such amount free of any person drawing against such funds whether by check against such account or otherwise. The financial institution shall be subject to such further order or subpoena for discovery of its records, for which it shall be entitled an order or agreement for compensation for the expense of such service, and in a case deemed appropriate to the court by such an order directing deposit of funds or further security prior to such records being ordered produced.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14989,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12884,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:19","permalink":{"id":267837,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14989,"identifier":"1","token":"60.2\/6\/1","url":"\/60.2\/6\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12884,"edition_id":1,"name":"Benefits","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12883,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":267835,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12884,"identifier":"6","token":"60.2\/6","url":"\/60.2\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12883,"edition_id":1,"name":"Unemployment Compensation","identifier":"60.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":267273,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12883,"identifier":"60.2","token":"60.2","url":"\/60.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57182,"structure_id":14989,"section_number":"60.2-600","catch_line":"No assignment of benefits; exemptions","url":"\/60.2-600\/","token":"60.2\/6\/1\/60.2-600","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/60.2-600\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 738; in 1986, chapter 480; in 1987, chapter 331; in 1996, chapter 107<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 385<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61447,"section_number":"53.1-32.1","catch_line":"Classification system; program assignments; mandatory participation","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-32.1\/"},{"id":66927,"section_number":"60.2-121.3","catch_line":"Unemployment Compensation Ombudsman; established; responsibilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-121.3\/"},{"id":85915,"section_number":"60.2-206","catch_line":"Benefit year","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-206\/"},{"id":68014,"section_number":"8.01-512.4","catch_line":"Notice of exemptions from garnishment and lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-512.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55252,"section_number":"60.2-608","catch_line":"Child support intercept of unemployment benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-608\/"},{"id":62101,"section_number":"60.2-608.1","catch_line":"Deduction and withholding of federal income tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-608.1\/"},{"id":69594,"section_number":"60.2-608.2","catch_line":"Withholding of benefits; food stamp overissuance","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-608.2\/"},{"id":87367,"section_number":"60.2-633","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2028) Receiving benefits to which not entitled","order_by":null,"url":"\/60.2-633\/"}],"permalink":{"id":267839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57182,"identifier":"60.2-600","token":"60.2\/6\/1\/60.2-600","url":"\/60.2-600\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/60.2-600\/","token":"60.2\/6\/1\/60.2-600","dublin_core":{"Title":"No assignment of benefits; exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 60.2-600","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any assignment, pledge or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this title shall be void except as provided in this section and in \u00a7\u00a7 60.2-608<\/a>, 60.2-608.1<\/a>, 60.2-608.2<\/a>, and 60.2-633<\/a>. Such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy<\/span>, execution, attachment<\/span>, garnishment<\/span> or any other legal process provided for the collection of debt, even if the compensation is used for purchase of shares in a credit union, or deposited into an account with a financial institution or other organization accepting deposits and is thereby commingled with other funds, except debts incurred for necessaries furnished to such individual, his spouse or dependents during the time when such individual was unemployed. Any waiver<\/span> of any exemption provided for in this section shall be void.\n\t\tUpon an order<\/span> of garnishment<\/span>, attachment<\/span> or other levy<\/span> addressed to a financial institution in which the principal defendant<\/span> claims to have exempt funds hereunder, the principal defendant<\/span> may file an answer asserting the exemption hereunder. From the time of service of such garnishment<\/span>, attachment<\/span> or levy<\/span>, the financial institution, until further order<\/span> of the court<\/span>, shall hold the amount subject to such garnishment<\/span>, attachment<\/span> or levy<\/span>, or such lesser amount or sum as it may have, which amount shall be set forth in its answer. It shall hold such amount free of any person drawing against such funds whether by check against such account or otherwise. The financial institution shall be subject to such further order<\/span> or subpoena<\/span> for discovery<\/span> of its records, for which it shall be entitled an order<\/span> or agreement for compensation for the expense of such service, and in a case deemed appropriate to the court<\/span> by such an order<\/span> directing deposit of funds or further security prior to such records being ordered produced.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNO ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS; EXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 60.2-600)\n\nAny assignment, pledge or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may\nbecome due or payable under this title shall be void except as provided in this\nsection and in \u00a7\u00a7 60.2-608, 60.2-608.1, 60.2-608.2, and 60.2-633. Such rights\nto benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment, garnishment or any\nother legal process provided for the collection of debt, even if the\ncompensation is used for purchase of shares in a credit union, or deposited into\nan account with a financial institution or other organization accepting deposits\nand is thereby commingled with other funds, except debts incurred for\nnecessaries furnished to such individual, his spouse or dependents during the\ntime when such individual was unemployed. Any waiver of any exemption provided\nfor in this section shall be void.\n\t\tUpon an order of garnishment, attachment or other levy addressed to a\nfinancial institution in which the principal defendant claims to have exempt\nfunds hereunder, the principal defendant may file an answer asserting the\nexemption hereunder. From the time of service of such garnishment, attachment or\nlevy, the financial institution, until further order of the court, shall hold\nthe amount subject to such garnishment, attachment or levy, or such lesser\namount or sum as it may have, which amount shall be set forth in its answer. It\nshall hold such amount free of any person drawing against such funds whether by\ncheck against such account or otherwise. The financial institution shall be\nsubject to such further order or subpoena for discovery of its records, for\nwhich it shall be entitled an order or agreement for compensation for the\nexpense of such service, and in a case deemed appropriate to the court by such\nan order directing deposit of funds or further security prior to such records\nbeing ordered produced.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 60-108; 1968, c. 738, \u00a7 60.1-125; 1986, c. 480; 1987, c.\n331; 1996, c. 107; 1997, c. 385.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}