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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-84. Assignability of claims.

No claim for compensation under this chapter shall be assignable, and all compensation and claims therefor shall be exempt from all claims of creditors.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 22; Code 1933, § 114-302.

## Law Reviews

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