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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 531

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Grimm and P. King

Read first time 1/30/87 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to the Washington state patrol; and amending RCW 43.43.310.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 43.43.310, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 31, chapter 52, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 43.43.310 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The right of any person to a retirement allowance or optional retirement allowance under the provisions hereof and all moneys and investments and income thereof are exempt from any state, county, municipal, or other local tax and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or the insolvency laws, or other processes of law whatsoever and shall be unassignable except as herein specifically provided.

          (2) Benefits under this chapter shall be payable to a spouse or ex-spouse to the extent expressly provided for in any court decree of dissolution or legal separation or in any court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of dissolution or legal separation.

          (3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit a beneficiary of a retirement allowance from authorizing deductions therefrom for payment of premiums due on any group insurance policy or plan issued for the benefit of a group comprised of members of the Washington state patrol or other public employees of the state of Washington, or for contributions to the Washington state patrol memorial foundation.