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ASSET
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EXEMPTION DESCRIPTION
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LAW SECTION
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Homestead
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None, however, property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt
against debts owed by only one spouse
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Keystone Saving Ass’n v.
Kitsock, 633 A. 2d 165 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1993)
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Insurance
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Accident or disability benefits
Fraternal benefit society benefits
Group life policy or proceeds
Insurance policy or annuity contract payments, where insured is the
beneficiary, cash value or proceeds to $100 per month
Life insurance proceeds if clause prohibits proceeds from being used
to pay beneficiary’s creditors
No-fault automobile insurance proceeds
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42-8124( c) (7)
Annotated Statute 40-1141-403;
42-8124( c) (1), (8)
42-8124( c) (5)
42-8124( c) (3)
42-8124( c) (6)
42-8214( c) (4)
42-8124( c) (9)
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Miscellaneous
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Property of business partnership
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15-8341
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Pensions
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City employees
County employees
Municipal employees
Police officers
Private retirement benefits if clause prohibits proceeds from being
used to pay beneficiary’s creditors, to extent tax-deferred; exemption
limited to $15,000 per year deposited; no exemption for amount deposited
within 1 year of filing
Public school employees
State employees
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53-13445, 53-23572,
53-39383
16-4716
53-881.115
53-764, 53-776, 53-23666
42-8124(b)
24-8533
71-5953
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Personal Property
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Bibles, schoolbooks & sewing machines
Clothing
Tangible personal property at an international exhibit sponsored by
U.S. government
Uniform & accoutrements
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42-8124(a) (2), (3)
42-8124(a) (1)
42-8125
42-8124(a) (4)
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Public Benefits
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Crime victims’ compensation
Korean conflict veterans’ benefits
Unemployment compensation
Veterans’ benefits
Workers’ compensation
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71-180-7.10
51-20098
42-8124(a) (10), 43-863
51-20012
42-8124( c) (2)
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Tools of Trade
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None
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Wages
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Earned but unpaid wages
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42-8127
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Wild Card
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$300 of any property
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42-8123
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