# R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-5: Exemption of police and firefighters€™ pensions €” Assignments invalid

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-5

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-5
- **Heading:** Exemption of police and firefighters€™ pensions €” Assignments invalid
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 9 / Chapter 9-26 / Section 9-26-5

## Text

No interest of any person in any pension fund or in any pension derivable therefrom, for the benefit of police officers or firefighters, now or hereafter created or held by authority of law by any city or town, or by any public officer or officers or board of officers therein, to which fund the city or town contributes in any way, shall be subject to trustee process or liable to attachment on any writ, original, mesne, or judicial, or be taken on execution or any process, legal or equitable; and no assignment of any such interest shall be valid.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-1 § 9-26-1. €œTrustee€ defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-2 § 9-26-2. Duty to execute and return writs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-3 § 9-26-3. Body of deceased person exempt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 § 9-26-4. Property exempt from attachment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4.1 § 9-26-4.1. Homestead estate exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-4.1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-5 § 9-26-5. Exemption of police and firefighters€™ pensions €” Assignments invalid.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-6 § 9-26-6. Setoff of executions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-6.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-7 § 9-26-7. Mortgaged personal property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-7.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-8 § 9-26-8. Sale of mortgaged property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-8.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-9 § 9-26-9. Proceeds of sale of mortgaged property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-9.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-10 § 9-26-10. Redemption of mortgaged property by plaintiff in execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-10.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-11 § 9-26-11. Attachment void unless mortgage redeemed or property sold.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-11.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-12 § 9-26-12. Retention of goods levied on by officer €” Perishable goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-12.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-13 § 9-26-13. Sale at auction €” Surplus proceeds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T9_C9-26_S9-26-13.md)

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