(1) Claims for payment of veterans’ bonus shall not be assignable before or after approval thereof; and any attempted or purported assignment received by or tendered to any officer of the Commonwealth shall be void, need not be acknowledged or returned, and may be disregarded.
(2) Payments of the veterans’ bonus shall be exempt from all taxation by the

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 40.160

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor

Commonwealth, its political subdivisions and taxing districts.
(3) No claim for payment of a veterans’ bonus and no payment made by the Commonwealth under this chapter shall give rise to a cause of action against the Commonwealth or any of its officers, agents, or employees, and no claim for payment shall be subject to attachment, levy, garnishment, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever; but this provision shall not extend exemption from legal process to the proceeds of any veterans’ bonus payment after the same has been received from the Commonwealth.
(4) The Commonwealth does not consent to be sued in any court with regard to any matter connected with or arising out of claims for payment of the veterans’ bonus herein authorized.
Effective: February 20, 1960
History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 15, sec. 16, effective February 20, 1960.