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All compensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, 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. However, benefits paid in compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this title shall be subject to claims for spousal and child support subject to the same exemptions allowed for earnings in &#xA7; 34-29.B\n\nUpon 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":301982,"text":"No claim for compensation under this title shall be assignable. All compensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, 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. However, benefits paid in compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this title shall be subject to claims for spousal and child support subject to the same exemptions allowed for earnings in &#xA7; 34-29.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":301983,"text":"Upon 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":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13949,"edition_id":1,"name":"Compensation and Payment Thereof","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13199,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:24","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:24","permalink":{"id":276393,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13949,"identifier":"5","token":"65.2\/5","url":"\/65.2\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13199,"edition_id":1,"name":"Workers' Compensation","identifier":"65.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":276115,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13199,"identifier":"65.2","token":"65.2","url":"\/65.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63631,"structure_id":13949,"section_number":"65.2-500","catch_line":"Compensation for total incapacity; 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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 660; in 1987, chapter 331; in 1990, chapter 747; in 1991, chapter 355; in 1997, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0796\">796<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0895\">895<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78254,"section_number":"38.2-5009","catch_line":"Commission awards for birth-related neurological injuries; notice of award","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-5009\/"},{"id":57412,"section_number":"63.2-1941","catch_line":"Additional enforcement remedies","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1941\/"},{"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":false,"permalink":{"id":276523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84247,"identifier":"65.2-531","token":"65.2\/5\/65.2-531","url":"\/65.2-531\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-531\/","token":"65.2\/5\/65.2-531","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assignments of compensation; exemption from creditors&#8217; claims","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-531","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No claim for compensation under this title shall be assignable. All compensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of <span class=\"dictionary\">creditors<\/span>, 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. However, benefits paid in compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this title shall be subject to claims for spousal and child support subject to the same exemptions allowed for earnings in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment\" href=\"\/34-29\/\">34-29<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-301982\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-531\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Upon an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">garnishment<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">attachment<\/span> or other <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> addressed to a financial institution in which the principal <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> claims to have exempt funds hereunder, the principal <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> may file an answer asserting the exemption hereunder. From the time of service of such <span class=\"dictionary\">garnishment<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">attachment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span>, the financial institution, until further <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, shall hold the amount subject to such <span class=\"dictionary\">garnishment<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">attachment<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">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 <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoena<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">discovery<\/span> of its records, for which it shall be entitled an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> or agreement for compensation for the expense of such service, and in a case deemed appropriate to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> by such an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> directing deposit of funds or further security prior to such records being ordered produced. <a id=\"paragraph-301983\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-531\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSIGNMENTS OF COMPENSATION; EXEMPTION FROM CREDITORS&#8217; CLAIMS (\u00a7\n65.2-531)\n\nA. No claim for compensation under this title shall be assignable. All\ncompensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors,\neven if the compensation is used for purchase of shares in a credit union, or\ndeposited into an account with a financial institution or other organization\naccepting deposits and is thereby commingled with other funds. However, benefits\npaid in compensation or in compromise of a claim for compensation under this\ntitle shall be subject to claims for spousal and child support subject to the\nsame exemptions allowed for earnings in &#xA7; 34-29.\n\nB. Upon 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 65-79; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-82; 1987, c. 331; 1990, c.\n747; 1991, c. 355; 1997, cc. 796, 895.","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}}