Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§916 Assignment and Exemption From Claims of Creditors
Title 33 › CHAPTER 18 — LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION › § 916
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Money under this chapter cannot be transferred or seized by creditors, except as the chapter allows, and that protection cannot be given up.
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Title 33, §916
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No assignment, release, or commutation of compensation or benefits due or payable under this chapter, except as provided by this chapter, shall be valid, and such compensation and benefits shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution, and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived.
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33 U.S.C. § 916
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102