# Tex. Government Code § 851.006: EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.006

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 851.006
- **Heading:** EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 851 / Section 851.006

## Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), all retirement annuity payments, other benefit payments, and a member's accumulated contributions are unassignable and are exempt from execution, garnishment, attachment, and state and local taxation.

(b) The board of trustees by rule may authorize the retirement system to make distributions to pay the qualified health insurance premiums of a public safety officer in accordance with the provisions of Section 845, Pension Protection Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-280.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 851.001 § 851.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.002 § 851.002. PURPOSE OF SUBTITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.003 § 851.003. RETIREMENT SYSTEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.004 § 851.004. POWERS, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.005 § 851.005. ACTION FOR ACCOUNTING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.006 § 851.006. EXEMPTION FROM EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.0011 § 851.0011. ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.0011.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 851.101 § 851.101. OFFENSES; PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C851_S851.101.md)

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