In re Benn, 491 F.3d 811 (8th Cir. 2007) :: Personal Property Exemptions : Missouri Bankruptcy Law

50 State Personal Property Exemptions

Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (e) - Money held in mortgage escrow accounts after July 1, 2008
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.020 (a) - Books, musical instruments, clothing, family portraits, household goods, & heirlooms to $4,050 total
Alaska Stat. § 34.35.105 - Building materials
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(1) - Burial plot
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.030 (b) - Cash or other liquid assets to $1,890; for sole wage earner in household, $2,970 (restrictions apply -- see wages)
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(2) - Health aids needed
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.020 (b) - Jewelry to $1,350
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 95.030 (b)(4) - Pets to $1,350
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.020 (e) - Motor vehicle to $4,050; vehicle's market value can't exceed $27,000
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 95.030 (b)(5) - Motor vehicle to $4,050; vehicle's market value can't exceed $27,000
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.030 (e)(3) - Personal injury recoveries, to extent wages exempt
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 95.030 (b)(2) - Jewelry to $1,350
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.020 (d) - Pets to $1,350
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 95.030 (d)(2), (e)(2) - Cash or other liquid assets to $1,890; for sole wage earner in household, $2,970 (restrictions apply -- see wages)
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.060 - Proceeds for lost, damaged, or destroyed exempt property
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 8, § 95.030 (b)(1) - Books, musical instruments, clothing, family portraits, household goods, & heirlooms to $4,050 total
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.015 (a)(8) - Tuition credits under an advance college tuition payment contract
Alaska Stat. § 09.38.030 (e)(3) - Wrongful death recoveries, to extent wages exempt
Ala. Code § 6-10-6 - Books of debtor and family
Ala. Code § 6-10-5 - Burial place for self and family
Ala. Code § 6-10-5 - Church pew for self and family
Ala. Code § 6-10-6 - Clothing of debtor and family
Ala. Code § 6-10-6 - Family portraits or pictures
In re Kelley, 455 B.R. 710 (ED. Ark. 2011) - Statute allows exemption of Motor vehicle to $1,200. However, Ark. Constitution limits exemption to $200.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-207 - Burial plot to 5 acres, if choosing Federal homestead exemption (option 2)
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-218 (a)(1) - Burial plot to 5 acres, if choosing Federal homestead exemption (option 2)
Ark. Const. Art. 9, � 1 - Clothing
Ark. Const. Art. 9, � 2 - Clothing
Ark. Code Ann. � 16-66-218 (a)(2) - Statute allows exemption of Motor vehicle to $1,200. However, Ark. Constitution limits exemption to $200.
Ark. Code Ann. � 23-40-117 - Prepaid funeral trusts
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-66-219 - Wedding rings
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1126 (A)(9) - Bank deposit to $5,000 in one account
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1123 - Household furniture and furnishings, household goods, including consumer electronic devices, and household appliances personally used by the debtor or a dependent of the debtor and not otherwise specifically prescribed in this chapter are exempt from process provided their aggregate fair market value does not exceed $15,000.
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1125 - Bible; bicycle; sewing machine; typewriter; computer, burial plot; rifle, pistol, or shotgun to $1000 total
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1125 - Books to $250; clothing to $500; wedding & engagement rings to $2,000; watch to $150; pets, horses, milk cows, & poultry to $800; musical instruments to $400
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1124 - Food & fuel to last 6 months
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-1391.05 (4) - Funeral deposits to $5,000
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1125 (9) - Health aids
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1125 (8) - Equity in one motor vehicle to $15,000
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1126 (C) - Prepaid rent or security deposit to $2,000 or 1-1/2 times your rent, whichever is less, in lieu of homestead
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1126 (A)(5),(8) - Proceeds for sold or damaged exempt property
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-592 - Wrongful death awards
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § - Funds held in escrow
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.150 - Health aids necessary to enable work; prosthetic and orthopedic appliances
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.220 - Deposit accounts to at least $1,788 (automatically protected)
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.225 - Deposit accounts to the extent necessary for the support of the judgment debtor, as well as the judgment debtor’s spouse and dependents.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.050 - Health aids necessary to enable work; prosthetic and orthopedic appliances
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(9) - Health aids necessary to enable work; prosthetic and orthopedic appliances
Cal. Fin. Code § 17410 - Funds held in escrow
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.200 - Burial plot
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.030 - Building materials to repair or improve home to $3,825 (husband and wife may not double)
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.080 - Bank deposits from Social Security Administration to $3,825 ($5,725 for husband and wife); unlimited if SS funds are not commingled with other funds Bank deposits of other public benefits to $1,900 ($2,825 for husband and wife)
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.020 - Appliances, furnishings, clothing, & food
Cal. Civ. Code § 1366 (c) - Homeowners' Association Assessments (only exempt from association's creditors)
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.040 - Jewelry, heirlooms & art to $8,725 total (husband and wife may not double)
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.010 - Motor vehicles to $7,500, or $7,500 in auto insurance for loss or damages for 90 days (husband and wife may not double). Vehicle modifications for health aids exempt.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.140 (a) - Personal injury & wrongful death causes of action
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.150 (a) - Personal injury & wrongful death causes of action
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.140 (b),(c),(d) - Personal injury & wrongful death recoveries needed for support; if receiving installments, at least 75%
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.050 (b) - Motor vehicles to $7,500, or $7,500 in auto insurance for loss or damages for 90 days (husband and wife may not double). Vehicle modifications for health aids exempt.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 704.150 (b),(c) - Personal injury & wrongful death recoveries needed for support; if receiving installments, at least 75%
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(11)(B) - Wrongful death recoveries needed for support
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(11)(D),(E) - Personal injury recoveries to $31,950 ( not to include pain & suffering; pecuniary loss)
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(2) - Motor Vehicles to $6,375
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(4) - Jewelry to $1,900
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(9) - Health aids
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(1) - Burial plot to $31,950, in lieu of homestead
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 703.140 (b)(3) - Animals, crops, appliances, furnishings, household goods, books, musical instruments & clothing to $800 per item
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (w) - Depository accounts to $2,500
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (x) - Firearms and hunting and fishing equipment held for personal, family, or household use or for the personal safety of the debtor and members of the debtor's household, to $1,000
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(d) - 1 burial plot per family member
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(a) - Clothing to $2,000
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(f) - Food & fuel to $600
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(p) - Health Aids
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(e) - Household goods to $6,000
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(b) - Jewelry & articles of adornment (watches) to $2,500
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (j)(I), (II) - Motor vehicles or bicycles used for work to $15,000; to $25,000 if used by a debtor or by a dependent who is disabled or age 60 or older. Excludes snowmobiles, ATVs, golf carts, boats or other watercraft, travel trailers, tent trailers, or motor homes.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(n) - Personal injury recoveries
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(c) - Family pictures & books to $2,000
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(m) - Proceeds for damaged exempt property
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102 (1)(r) - Security deposits
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (q) - Proceeds for damaged exempt property
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (l) - Residential utility & security deposits for 1 residence
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-321 (d) - Spendthrift trust funds required for support of debtor & family
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (u) - Transfers to a licensed debt adjuster
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (k) - Wedding & engagement rings
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (a) - Appliances, food, clothing, furniture, bedding
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (c) - Burial plot
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (f) - Health aids needed
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-352b (j) - Motor vehicles, up to 2 at $7,000 aggregate value
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(2) - Appliances, books, clothing, household furnishings, and goods, musical instruments, pets to $425 per item or $8,625 total
D.C. Code Ann. § 43-111 - Cemetery and burial funds
D.C. Code Ann. § 29-928 - Cooperative association holdings to $500
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(12) - Food for 3 months
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(6) - Health aids
D.C. Code Ann. § 47-4510 - Higher education tuition savings account
D.C. Code Ann. § 42-1904.09 - Residential condominium deposit
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(8) - All family pictures; and all the family library, to $400
D.C. Code Ann. § 16-2703 - Wrongful death damages
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(1) - Motor vehicle to $2,575
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(11) - Payment including pain & suffering for loss of debtor or person depended on
D.C. Code Ann. § 31-2408.01 (h) - Uninsured motorist benefits
D.C. Code Ann. § 15-501 (a)(11) - Wrongful death damages
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4914 (b) - Up to $25,000 total in personal property and/or equity in real property, other than the debtor's principal residence
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4902 (a) - Bible, books, & family pictures
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4902 (a) - Burial plot
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4902 (a) - Church pew or any seat in public place of worship
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4902 (a) - Clothing, includes jewelry
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4916 - College investment plan account (limit for year before filing is $5,000 or average of past two years' contribution whichever is more)
Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, § 3536 - Principal and income of spendthrift trusts
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4902 (d) - Pianos and leased organs
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4902 (c) - Sewing machines
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 4914 (c)(2) - Motor vehicle to $15,000 if necessary for employment
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.25 - $4,000 of any personal property in lieu of homestead exemption. This exemption does not apply to a debt owed for child support or spousal support.
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 497.413 - Pre-need funeral contract deposits
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.22 (4) - Prepaid hurricane savings account deposits
In re Hawkins, 51 B.R. 348 (S.D. Fla. 1985) - Any personal property to $1,000 (husband & wife may double)
Fla. Const. Art.10, § 4 - Any personal property to $1,000 (husband & wife may double)
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.25 (3) - Federal income tax refund or credit
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.25 (2) - Health aids
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.25 (1) - Motor vehicle to $1,000
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 497.456 (8) - Pre-need funeral contract deposits
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.22 (1),(3) - Prepaid college education trust deposits
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 222.22 (2) - Prepaid medical savings account deposits and flexible spending account.
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(1) - Burial plot, in lieu of homestead
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(10) - Health aids
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(5) - Jewelry to $500
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(11)(E) - Compensation for lost future earnings needed for support to $7,500
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(3) - Motor vehicles to $5,000
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(11)(D) - Personal injury recoveries to $10,000
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(11)(B) - Wrongful death recoveries needed for support
Ga. Code Ann. § 44-13-100 (a)(4) - Animals, crops, clothing, appliances, books, furnishings, household goods, musical instruments to $300 per item, $5,000 total
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (1) - Books
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (4) - Burial plot to 250 sq. ft. plus tombstones, monuments, & fencing
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (1) - Clothing
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (1) - Jewelry, watches, & articles of adornment to $1,000
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (2) - Motor vehicle to wholesale value of $2,575
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (5) - Proceeds for sold or damaged exempt property; sale proceeds exempt for 6 months after sale
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 651-121 (1) - Appliances & furnishings
Iowa Code § 627.6 (3) - Bibles, books, portraits, pictures, & paintings to $1,000 total
Iowa Code § 627.6 (4) - Burial plot to 1 acre
Iowa Code § 627.6 (7) - Health aids
Iowa Code § 627.6 (9) - One motor vehicle to $7,000
Iowa Code § 627.6 (15) - Residential security or utility deposit, or advance rent, to $500
Iowa Code § 627.6 (2) - Rifle or musket; shotgun
Iowa Code § 627.6 (1)(a) - Wedding or engagement rings, limited to $7,000 if purchased after the date of marriage and less than two prior to years of filing.
Iowa Code § 627.6 (5) - Clothing & its storage containers, household furnishings, appliances, musical instruments, and other personal property to $7,000
Iowa Code § 627.6 (10) - Tax refund, & accrued wages to $1,000
Iowa Code § 627.6 (16) - Wrongful death proceeds and awards needed for support of debtor & dependents
Iowa Code § 627.6 (1)(b) - Jewelry to $2,000
Idaho Code § 45-514 - Building materials
Idaho Code § 11-603 (1) - Burial plot
Idaho Code § 11-604A (4)(b) - College savings program account
Idaho Code § 11-605 (7) - Crops cultivated on maximum of 50 acres, to $1,000; water rights to 160 inches of water
Idaho Code § 11-603 (2) - Health aids
Idaho Code § 11-605 (2) - Jewelry to $1,000
Idaho Code § 11-605 (8) - One firearm up to $1,500
Idaho Code § 11-605 (3) - Motor vehicle to $10,000
Idaho Code § 11-604 (1)(c) - Personal injury recoveries
Idaho Code § 11-606 - Proceeds for damaged exempt property for 3 months after proceeds received
Idaho Code § 11-604 (1)(c) - Wrongful death recoveries
Idaho Code § 11-605 (4) - Provisions of food or water together with storage containers and shelving, sufficient for twelve (12) months for use of the debtor or dependents
Idaho Code § 11-605 (1) - Appliances, furnishings, books, clothing, pets, musical instruments, family portraits, & sentimental heirlooms to $1,000 per item, $7,500 total
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 (j) - Illinois College Savings Pool accounts, invested more than 1 year before filing if below federal gift tax limit, or 2 years if more than federal gift tax limit
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 (e) - Health aids
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 (c) - Motor vehicle to $2,400
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 (h)(4) - Personal injury recoveries to $15,000
235 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/6-1 - Pre-need cemetery sales funds, care funds, and trust funds
760 Ill. Comp. Stat. 100/4 - Pre-need cemetery sales funds, care funds, and trust funds
815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 390/16 - Pre-need cemetery sales funds, care funds, and trust funds
110 Ill. Comp. Stat. 979/45 (g) - Prepaid tuition trust fund
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 - Proceeds of sold exempt property
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 (h)(2) - Wrongful death recoveries
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/12-1001 (a) - Bible, family pictures, schoolbooks, & clothing
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(8) - Money in medical care or health savings accounts
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-7-9 - Survivng spouse's share of decedents property
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(9) - Education savings accounts and prepaid tuition; unlimited for contributions made at least two years prior to filing; to $5,000 for contributions made between 1 and years prior to filing. No exemption for contributions made less than 1 year prior to filing.
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(10) - Education savings accounts and prepaid tuition; unlimited for contributions made at least two years prior to filing; to $5,000 for contributions made between 1 and years prior to filing. No exemption for contributions made less than 1 year prior to filing.
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(7) - Money in medical care or health savings accounts
Ind. Code Ann. § 30-4-3-2 - Spendthrift trusts
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(3) - $450 of any intangible personal property, except money owed to you
Ind. Code Ann. § 6-8-11-19 - Money in medical care or health savings accounts
Ind. Code Ann. § 34-55-10-2 (c)(4) - Health aids
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 17-1302 - Burial plot or crypt
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2304 (a) - Clothing to last 1 year
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2304 (a) - Food & fuel to last 1 year
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2313 (a)(10) - Funeral plan prepayments
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 16-310 (d) - Funeral plan prepayments
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2304 (a) - Furnishings & household equipment
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2304 (b) - Jewelry & articles of adornment to $1,000
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2304 (c) - Motor vehicle to $20,000; if designed or equipped for disabled person, no limit
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2304 (d) - Burial plot or crypt
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.010 (1) - Clothing, jewelry, articles of adornment, & furnishings to $3,000 total
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.060 - Burial plot to $5,000, in lieu of homestead
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.010 (1) - Health aids
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.150 (2)(d) - Lost earnings payments needed for support
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 304.39-260 - Medical expenses paid & reparation benefits received under motor vehicle reparation law
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.010 (1) - Motor vehicle to $2,500
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.150 (2)(c) - Personal injury recoveries to $7,500 (not to include pain & suffering or pecuniary loss)
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 164A.707 (3) - Prepaid tuition payment fund account
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 427.150 (2)(b) - Wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on, needed for support
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3881 (A)(4) - Arms, military accoutrements; bedding; dishes, glassware, utensils, silverware (nonsterling); clothing, family portraits, musical instruments; bedroom, living room, & dining room furniture; poultry, 1 cow, household pets; heating & cooling equipment, refrigerator, freezer, stove, washer & dryer, iron, sewing machine
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 8:313 - Cemetery plot, monuments
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3881 (A)(5) - Engagement & wedding rings to $5,000
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:2004 - Spendthrift trusts
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3881 (A)(2) - $7,500 of equity in a motor vehicle
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3881 - $7,500 of equity in a motor vehicle modified for disability
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13:3881 (A)(7) - Disaster relief insurance proceeds for exempt property
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 17:3095 - Education savings account established pursuant to R.S. 17:3095
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:912 (C) - Education savings account established pursuant to R.S. 17:3095
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (15) - Bank deposits to $2,500
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 28A - Bank deposits to $2,500
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (12) - Sewing machine/computer/TV to $300
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (16) - Motor vehicle to $7,500; to $15,000 if used by elderly or disabled debtor
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (18) - Jewelry to $1,225
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (1) - Beds & bedding; heating unit, stove, refrigerator, freezer & hot water heater; clothing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (3) - Bibles & books to $500 total
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (11) - Burial plots, tombs, & church pew
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (1) - Cash for fuel, heat, water, or light to $500 per month
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (14) - Cash to $2,500/month for rent, in lieu of homestead
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (13) - Cooperative association shares to $100
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (4) - 2 cows, 12 sheep, 2 swine, 4 tons of hay
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (7) - Food or cash for food to $600
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, § 34 (2) - Household furnishings to $15,000
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, § 6A - Moving expenses for eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, § 28A - Trust company, bank, or credit union deposits to $2500
Md. Code Ann., [Cts. & Jud. Proc.] § 11-504 (b)(4) - Appliances, furnishings, household goods, books, pets, & clothing to $1000 total
Md. Code Ann., [Bus. Reg.] § 5-503 - Burial plot
Md. Code Ann., [Cts. & Jud. Proc.] § 11-504 (b)(3) - Health aids
Md. Code Ann., [Bus. Reg.] § 5-603 - Perpetual care trust funds
Md. Code Ann., [Educ.] § 18-1913 - Prepaid college trust funds
Md. Code Ann., [Cts. & Jud. Proc.] § 11-504 (b)(2) - Lost future earnings recoveries
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (3) - Animals, crops, musical instruments, books, clothing, furnishings, household goods, appliances to $500 per item
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 9-A, § 5-103 - Balance due on repossessed goods; total amount financed can't exceed $2,000
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (1) - Burial plot in lieu of homestead exemption
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (6)(A),(B) - Cooking stove; furnaces & stoves for heat
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (7)(A) - Food to last 6 months
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (6)(C) - Fuel not to exceed 10 cords of wood, 5 tons of coal, or 1,000 gal. of heating oil
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (12) - Health aids
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (4) - Jewelry to $1,000; wedding or engagement ring to $4,000
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (14)(E) - Lost earnings payments needed for support
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 37-B, § 262 - Military clothes, arms, & equipment
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (2) - Motor vehicle to $10,000
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (14)(D) - Personal injury recoveries to $12,500
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (7)(B) - Seeds, fertilizers, & feed to raise & harvest food for 1 season
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (7)(C) - Tools & equipment to raise & harvest food
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (14)(B) - Wrongful death recoveries needed for support
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 4422 (17) - Bank Accounts to $3,000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(a)(vi) - Burial plots, cemeteries
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(c) - Appliances, utensils, books, furniture, & household goods, to $700 each, to $4,625 total
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(d) - Church pew, slip, seat for entire family to $800
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(k) - Building & loan association shares to $1,175 par value, in lieu of homestead (Repealed 2012)
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(a) - Clothing; family pictures
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(e) - Crops, farm animals, and feed for the farm animals to $3,075
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(g) - Motor Vehicle to $4,250
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(h) - 1 Computer & accessories to $800
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(f) - Household pets to $800
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(a) - Professionally prescribed health aids
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(b) - Food & fuel to last family for 6 months
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 4(b) - Appliances, furniture, jewelry, radio, phonographs, & TV to $11,700 total
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 4(c) - Wedding rings or symbols to $3,185
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 2 - Bible and books
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 3 - Burial plot; church pew or seat
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 4(a) - Clothing, one watch, food, & utensils for family
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 12(a) - Motor vehicle to $5,200 (up to $52,000 if vehicle has been modified for disability)
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 22 - Personal injury recoveries
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subds. 9, 16 - Proceeds for damaged exempt property
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 22 - Wrongful death recoveries
In re Mahony, 374 B.R. 717 (Bankr.W.D.Mo. Sep 04, 2007) - Personal injury causes of action - NO LONGER EXEMPT as of September 4, 2007 - no "common law" exemptions in Missouri. Must all be statutory, according to In re Mahony (W.D.Mo.), citing In re Benn (8th Cir).
In re Benn, 491 F.3d 811 (8th Cir. 2007) - Personal injury causes of action - NO LONGER EXEMPT as of September 4, 2007 - no "common law" exemptions in Missouri. Must all be statutory, according to In re Mahony (W.D.Mo.), citing In re Benn (8th Cir).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.190 - Burial grounds to 1 acre or $100
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 1.(9) - Health aids
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 1.(2) - Wedding (or engagement) ring to $1,500, other jewelry to $500
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 1.(5) - Motor vehicles to $3,000 in aggregate.
In re Mitchell,, 73 B.R. 93 (E.D. Mo. 1987) - Personal injury causes of action - NO LONGER EXEMPT as of September 4, 2007 - no "common law" exemptions in Missouri. Must all be statutory, according to In re Mahony (W.D.Mo.), citing In re Benn (8th Cir).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 1.(11) - Wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 1.(1) - Appliances, household goods, furnishings, clothing, books, crops, animals, & musical instruments to $3,000 total
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 (12) - Firearms, including accessories and ammunition to $1,500
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.430 (1)(10)(f) - Health savings accounts
In re Urie, 2006 WL 533514 (Bankr.W.D.Mo 2006) - Wedding (or engagement) ring to $1,500, other jewelry to $500
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (l) - Mississippi Catastrophe Savings Accounts
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (e) - Mobile home to $30,000
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-17 - Personal injury judgments to $10,000
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (b)(i) - Sale or insurance proceeds for exempt property
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (j) - Federal tax refund to $5,000
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (k) - State Tax Refund to $5,000
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (g) - State health savings accounts
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (f) - Tax-qualified �529 education savings plans, including those under the prepaid Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Program
Miss. Code Ann. § 91-1-19 - Decedents exempt property maintains exempt status when passed to beneficary
Darby v Stinson, 68 So. 3d 702 (Miss. Ct. App, 2011) - Decedents exempt property maintains exempt status when passed to beneficary
Miss. Code Ann. § 85-3-1 (a) - Tangible personal property to $10,000: any items worth less than $200 each; furniture, dishes, kitchenware, household goods, appliances, 1 radio & 1 TV, 1 firearm, 1 lawnmower, clothing, wedding rings, motor vehicles, tools of the trade, books, crops, health aids, domestic animals (does not include works of art, antiques, jewelry, or electronic entertainment equipment)
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-13-608 (1)(h) - Burial plot
Mont. Code Ann. § 35-15-404 - Cooperative association shares to $500 value
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-13-608 (1)(a) - Health aids
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-13-609 (2) - Motor vehicle to $4,000
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-13-610 - Proceeds from sale or for damage or loss of exempt property for 6 mos. after received
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-13-609 (1) - Appliances, household furnishings, goods, animals with feed, crops, musical instruments, books, firearms, sporting goods, clothing, & jewelry to $12500 per item, $7,000 total
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(1) - Burial plot to $18,500, in lieu of homestead
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(7) - Health aids
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(3) - Motor vehicle to $3,500
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(8) - Personal injury and wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(10) - 529 College savings accounts to $25,000
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(4),(d) - Animals, crops, musical instruments, books, clothing, appliances, household goods & furnishings to $5,500 total; may add $1,000 per dependent, up to $4,000 total additional (all property must have been purchased at least 90 days before filing)
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-03.1 (6) - Professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-03.1 (9)(d) - Payments to debtor or to individual of whom debtor is a dependent, on account of bodily injury or financial loss to $18,450
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-02 - 1. All debtors may exempt: Bible, schoolbooks; other books Burial plots, church pew; Wearing apparel to $5,000, and all clothing of the debtor & debtor's family Family pictures ; Crops or grain raised by debtor on 160 acres where debtor resides; 28-22-02(8) Food & fuel to last 1 year Insurance proceeds for exempt property, if held in cash or invested in other exempt property Motor vehicle to $2,950 or $32,000 for vehicle that has been modified to accommodate owner's disability 28-22-03.1(2) Personal injury recoveries to $7,500 Wrongful death recoveries to $7,500
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-03.1 - 1. All debtors may exempt: Bible, schoolbooks; other books Burial plots, church pew; Wearing apparel to $5,000, and all clothing of the debtor & debtor's family Family pictures ; Crops or grain raised by debtor on 160 acres where debtor resides; 28-22-02(8) Food & fuel to last 1 year Insurance proceeds for exempt property, if held in cash or invested in other exempt property Motor vehicle to $2,950 or $32,000 for vehicle that has been modified to accommodate owner's disability 28-22-03.1(2) Personal injury recoveries to $7,500 Wrongful death recoveries to $7,500
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-03 - Head of household not claiming crops or grain may claim $7,500 of any personal property
N.D. Cent. Code § 28-22-05 - Non-head of household not claiming crops or grain may claim $3,750 of any personal property
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556 (2) - Clothing
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-605 - Crypts, lots, tombs, niches, vaults
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556 (3) - Furniture, household goods & appliances, household electronics, personal computers, books, & musical instruments to $3,582
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556 (5) - Health aids
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-511 - Perpetual care funds
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1563.02 - Personal injury recoveries
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556 (1) - Personal possessions
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-520 - Burial plot
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-506 - Burial plot
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-517 - Burial plot
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556 (4) - Motor vehicle if used to commute to work (as part of $5,970 tools of trade exemption)
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XX) - One computer
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 512:21 (XI) - Deposits in any account designated a Payroll Account
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (VIII) - Bibles & books to $800
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XIV) - Burial plot, lot
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XV) - Church pew
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (I) - Clothing
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (IV) - Cooking & heating stoves, refrigerator
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XI); (XII) - 1 cow, 6 sheep & their fleece, 4 tons of hay
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XIII) - Domestic fowl to $300
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (VI) - Food & fuel to $400
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (III) - Furniture to $3,500
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (X) - 1 hog or pig or its meat (if slaughtered)
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XVII) - Jewelry to $500
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (XVI) - Motor vehicle to $10,000
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 512:21 (VIII) - Proceeds for lost or destroyed exempt property
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (V) - Sewing machine
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 511:2 (II) - Beds, bedding, & cooking utensils
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 45:27-21 - Burial plots
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:17-19 - Clothing
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:26-4 - Furniture & household goods to $1,000
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:17-19 - Personal property & possessions of any kind, stock or interest in corporations to $1,000 total
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 (A)(1),(B) - Household goods and furnishings to $75,000 in aggregate, but caps on some kinds of property: up to 2 firearms, musical instruments to $4,000, toys, games, sports, hobby and craft equipment, materials and supplies to $2,000
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 48-2-15 - Building materials
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 53-4-28 - Cooperative association shares, minimum amount needed to be member
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 (A)(1),(B)(5) - Health aids (part of $75,000 household goods exemption)
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 (A)(3) - Jewelry to $5,000
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 70-4-12 - Materials, tools & machinery to dig, drill, complete, operate, or repair oil line, gas well, or pipeline
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 (A)(2) - Motor vehicle to $10,000
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(a) - Books, works of art, musical instruments and jewelry to $5,000
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 689.700 - Burial plot purchase money held in trust
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 689.700 - Funeral service contract money held in trust
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(q) - Health aids
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(a) - Keepsakes & pictures
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.100 - Metal-bearing ores, geological specimens, art curiosities, or paleontological remains; must be arranged, classified, catalogued, & numbered in reference books
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 645B.180 - Mortgage impound accounts
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(f),(p) - Motor vehicle to $15,000; no limit on vehicle equipped for disabled person
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(i) - One gun
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(u) - Personal injury compensation to $16,500
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(x) - Restitution received for criminal act
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(v) - Wrongful death awards to survivors
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(cc) - Interests in certain kinds of trusts
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(aa) - Tax refunds derived from the earned income credit
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.080 (2) - Interest in spendthrift trust
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(b) - Appliances, household goods, furniture, electronics, clothing, home & yard equipment owned by debtor or dependent of debtor to $12,000 total
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(dd) - Interest in spendthrift trust
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(ff) - Money in a trust fund for funeral or burial services
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(gg) - Industrial insurance or workers compensation benefits
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(ff) - Burial plot purchase money held in trust
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(ff) - Funeral service contract money held in trust
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21.090 (1)(bb) - Stock in certian closely held corporations
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 78.746 - Stock in certian closely held corporations
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 282 (3)(iv) - Lost future earnings recoveries needed for support
In re Miller, 167 B.R. 782 (S.D. N.Y. 1994) - Motor vehicle to $4,825. $11,975 if vehicle equipped for a disabled person (husband & wife may double)
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 282 (1) - Motor vehicle to $4,825. $11,975 if vehicle equipped for a disabled person (husband & wife may double)
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 282 (3)(iii) - Personal injury recoveries up to 1 year after receiving
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (b) - Recovery for injury to exempt property up to 1 year after receiving
N.Y. Banking Law § 407 - Savings & loan savings to $600
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (g) - Security deposit to landlord, utility company
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (c),(d) - Spendthrift trust fund principal, 90% of income if not created by debtor
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 282 (3)(ii) - Wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (1)(l) - Up to $3,000 of electronic deposits of exempt payments into bank account within last 45 days
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 - Clothing, furniture, refrigerator, TV, radio, computer and cell phone, crockery, cooking utensils & tableware, dishes necessary for family; Stoves and home heating equipment with fuel to last 120 days; Wedding ring, jewelry and art to $1,175; Religious texts, schoolbooks, other books to $600; Church pew or seat; Domestic animal with food to last 120 days, to $1,175; (NY CPLR § 5205) In bankruptcy, these personal property exemptions claimed under NY CPLR § 5205 may not exceed $11,975 total (including tools of trade & limited annuity) (NY DEBT & CRED § 283)
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 283 - Clothing, furniture, refrigerator, TV, radio, computer and cell phone, crockery, cooking utensils & tableware, dishes necessary for family; Stoves and home heating equipment with fuel to last 120 days; Wedding ring, jewelry and art to $1,175; Religious texts, schoolbooks, other books to $600; Church pew or seat; Domestic animal with food to last 120 days, to $1,175; (NY CPLR § 5205) In bankruptcy, these personal property exemptions claimed under NY CPLR § 5205 may not exceed $11,975 total (including tools of trade & limited annuity) (NY DEBT & CRED § 283)
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (a)(8) - Motor vehicle to $4,825. $11,975 if vehicle equipped for a disabled person (husband & wife may double)
N.Y. CPLR § 5206 (f) - Burial plot without structure to 1/4 acre
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 283 (2) - (Contingent Alternative Exemption for debtors who do not claim homestead): Cash (including savings bonds, tax refunds, bank & credit union deposits) to $6,000, or to $11,975 minus the aggregate total exemptions taken for personal property, whichever amount is less
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (j) - College tuition savings program trust fund
N.Y. CPLR § 5205 (h) - Health aids, including service animals with food
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1721.07 - Burial plot
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(8) - Burial plot
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 517.09 - Burial plot
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(3); - Cash, money due within 90 days, tax refund, bank, security, & utility deposits to $550 total (husband & wife may double)
In re Szydlowski, 186 B.R. 907 (N.D. Ohio 1995) - Cash, money due within 90 days, tax refund, bank, security, & utility deposits to $550 total (husband & wife may double)
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(7) - Health aids
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(12)(d) - Lost future earnings needed for support, received during 12 months before filing
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(2)(b) - Motor vehicle to $4,000
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(12)(c) - Personal injury recoveries to $27,950, received during 12 months before filing
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(16) - Tuition credit or payment
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(12)(b) - Wrongful death recoveries for person debtor depended on, needed for support, received during 12 months before filing
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2329.66 (A)(4) - Animals, crops, books, musical instruments, appliances, household goods, furnishings, firearms, hunting & fishing equipment to $700 per item; jewelry to $1,875 for 1 or more items; $14,875 total.
In re Szydlowski, 186 B.R. 907 (N.D. Ohio 1995) - Animals, crops, books, musical instruments, appliances, household goods, furnishings, firearms, hunting & fishing equipment to $700 per item; jewelry to $1,875 for 1 or more items; $14,875 total.
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(8) - Wedding and anniversary rings to $3,000
8 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 7 - Burial plots
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(4) - Burial plots
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(7) - Clothing to $4,000
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(24) - College savings plan interest
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(22) - Deposits in an IDA (Individual Development Account)
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(14) - Food & seed for growing to last 1 year
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(17) - Food & seed for growing to last 1 year
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(14) - Guns for household use to $2,000
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(9) - Health aids
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(3) - Household & kitchen furniture, personal computer & related equipment
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(10),(11),(12), (15),(16),(17) - Livestock for personal or family use: 5 dairy cows & calves under 6 months; 100 chickens; 20 sheep; 10 hogs; 2 horses, bridles, & saddles; forage & feed to last 1 year
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(13) - Motor vehicle to $7,500
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(21) - Personal injury & wrongful death recoveries to $50,000
36 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 6125 (H) - Prepaid funeral benefits
51 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 42 - War bond payroll savings account
31 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 1 (A)(6) - Books, portraits, & pictures
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.348 - Bank deposits to $7,500; cash for sold exempt property
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(a) - Books, pictures, & musical instruments to $600 total (husband & wife may double)
Or. Rev. Stat. § 87.075 - Building materials for construction of an improvement
Or. Rev. Stat. § 65.870 - Burial plot
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(b) - Clothing, jewelry, & other personal items to $1,800 total (husband & wife may double)
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(e) - Domestic animals, poultry, & pets to $1,000 plus food to last 60 days
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(f) - Food & fuel to last 60 days if debtor is householder
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(f) - Furniture, household items, utensils, radios, & TVs to $3,000 total
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(h) - Health aids
Or. Rev. Stat. § 348.863 - Higher education savings account to $7,500
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.348 (1) - Higher education savings account to $7,500
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(l),(3) - Compensation for lost earnings payments for debtor or someone debtor depended on, to extent needed (husband & wife may double)
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(d),(3) - Motor vehicle to $3,000 (husband & wife may double)
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (1)(k),(3) - Personal injury recoveries to $10,000 (husband & wife may double)
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.362 - Pistol; rifle or shotgun (owned by person over 16) to $1,000
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (2) - Bank deposits to $7,500; cash for sold exempt property
Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.660 - Burial plot
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.312 - Property of a decedent
Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.675 - Burial plot
Or. Rev. Stat. § 18.345 (o) - Medical or Health Savings Accounts
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 8124 (a)(1) - Clothing
51 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 4103 - Military uniforms & accoutrements
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 8124 (a)(4) - Military uniforms & accoutrements
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 8124 (a)(3) - Sewing machines
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 8124 (a)(2) - Bibles & schoolbooks
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (3) - Beds, bedding, furniture, household goods, & supplies, to $9,600 total (husband & wife may not double)
In re Petrozella, 247 B.R. 591 (R.I. 2000) - Beds, bedding, furniture, household goods, & supplies, to $9,600 total (husband & wife may not double)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (4) - Bibles & books to $300
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (5) - Burial plot
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (1) - Clothing
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-8-25 - Consumer cooperative association holdings to $50
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (7) - Debt secured by promissory note or bill of exchange
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (14) - Jewelry to $2,000
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (13) - Motor vehicles to $12,000
R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4 (15) - Prepaid tuition program or tuition savings account
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(3) - Animals, crops, appliances, books, clothing, household goods, furnishings, musical instruments to $5,375 total
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(1) - Burial plot to $67,100, in lieu of homestead (joint owners may double)
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(5) - Cash & other liquid assets to $6.700, in lieu of burial or homestead exemption
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-2-140 - College investment program trust fund
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(10) - Health aids
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(4) - Jewelry to $1,350
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(2) - Motor vehicle to $6,700
S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(12)(b) - Personal injury & wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on for support
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-5-2 (8) - Health aids professionally prescribed
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-45-2 (4) - Bible, schoolbooks; other books to $200
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-45-2 (2),(3) - Burial plots, church pew
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 47-29-25 - Cemetery association property
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-45-2 (5) - Clothing
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-45-2 (1) - Family pictures
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-45-2 (6) - Food & fuel to last 1 year
Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-1-108 - Burial plots to 1 acre
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-104 - Clothing & storage containers
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-111 (5) - Health aids
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-111 (3) - Lost future earnings payments for you or person you depended on
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-111 (2)(B),(C) - Personal injury recoveries to $7,500; wrongful death recoveries to $10,000 ($15,000 total for personal injury, wrongful death, & crime victims' compensation)
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-109 - Wages of debtor deserting family, in hands of family
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-106 (a),(b) - Wrongful death awards
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-501 - Spendthrift trusts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-15-507 - Spendthrift trusts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-16-101 - Investment services trusts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-16-103 (3) - Investment services trusts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-16-104 - Investment services trusts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-16-106 - Investment services trusts
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-104 - Bible, schoolbooks, family pictures, & portraits
Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-305 - Burial plots to 1 acre
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.001 (b)(4) - Bible or other book containing sacred writings of a religion (does not count against aggregate limits)
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.0021 - Health savings accounts
- 1 two-, three- or four-wheeled motor vehicle per family member or per single adult who holds a driver's license; or, if not licensed, who relies on someone else to operate vehicle
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(7) - 2 firearms
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.001 (b)(2) - Health aids (exempt from total)
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 41.001 - Burial plots (exempt from total)
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(10),(11) - Pets & domestic animals plus their food: 2 horses, mules, or donkeys & tack; 12 head of cattle; 60 head of other livestock; 120 fowl
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(9) - 1 two-, three- or four-wheeled motor vehicle per family member or per single adult who holds a driver's license; or, if not licensed, who relies on someone else to operate vehicle
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(6) - Jewelry (limited to 25% of total exemption)
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(1) - Home furnishings including family heirlooms
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(2),(5) - Clothing & food
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 42.002 (a)(8) - Athletic and sporting equipment, including bicycles
10 U.S.C. § 1035 - Military deposits in savings accounts while on permanent duty outside the U.S.
20 U.S.C. § 1095a (d) - Student loan proceeds.
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(11)(B) - Wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(11)(D) - Personal injury recoveries to $27,900 (not to include pain & suffering or pecuniary loss)
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(2) - Motor vehicle to $4,450
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(11)(E) - Lost earnings payments
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(4) - Jewelry to $1,875
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(9) - Health aids
11 U.S.C. § 522 (d)(3) - Animals, crops, clothing, appliances, books, furnishings, household goods, musical instruments to $700 per item, $14,875 total
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-506 (1)(a) - Sofas, chairs, & related furnishings to $1000
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(viii) - Refrigerator, freezer, microwave, stove, sewing machine, washer & dryer
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-507 - Proceeds for sold, lost, or damaged exempt property
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(x) - Personal injury, wrongful death recoveries for you or person you depended on
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-506 (3) - Motor vehicle to $3,000
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(d) - Heirlooms to $1000
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(ii) - Health aids
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(viii) - Food to last 12 months
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(b) - Dining & kitchen tables & chairs to $1000
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(viii) - Clothing (cannot claim furs or jewelry)
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(i) - Burial plot
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(viii) - Bed, bedding, carpets
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-505 (1)(a)(ix) - Artwork depicting, or done by, a family member
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-506 (1)(e) - Firearms to $250
Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-506 (1)(c) - Animals, books, & musical instruments to $1000
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-743 - Spendthrift trusts
Va. Code Ann. § 64.2-310 - Surviving spouse may claim $20,000 of decedents personal property; if no surviving spouse, minor children may claim exemption
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (1) - Bible
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (3) - Burial plot
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (4) - Clothing to $1,000
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (2) - Family portraits & heirlooms to $5,000 total
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (6) - Health aids
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (4a) - Household furnishings to $5,000
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (8) - Motor vehicles to $6,000 total ($10,000 if needed for occupation or education)
Va. Code Ann. § 34-28.1 - Personal injury causes of action & recoveries
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (5) - Pets
Va. Code Ann. § 23.1-707 (G) - Prepaid tuition contracts and savings trust accounts
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (1a) - Wedding and engagement rings
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (4b) - Firearms to $3,000 total
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-5604 - Health savings accounts and medical savings accounts
Va. Code Ann. § 34-26 (7) - Motor vehicles to $6,000 total ($10,000 if needed for occupation or education)
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (5) - Appliances, furnishings, goods, clothing, books, crops, animals, musical instruments to $2,500 total
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (8) - Stove, heating unit, refrigerator, freezer, water heater, & sewing machines
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (19)(F), (G),(I) - Personal injury, lost future earnings, wrongful death recoveries for you or person you depended on
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (1) - Motor vehicles to $2,500
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (3),(4) - Jewelry to $500; wedding ring unlimited
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (17) - Health aids
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (6),(9)-(14) - Cow, 2 goats, 10 sheep, 10 chickens, & feed to last 1 winter; 3 swarms of bees plus honey; 5 tons coal or 500 gal. heating oil, 10 cords of firewood; 500 gal. bottled gas; growing crops to $5,000; yoke of oxen or steers, plow & ox yoke; 2 horses with harnesses, halters, & chains
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2740 (15) - Bank deposits to $700
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.32.250 - Spendthrift trusts
Erickson v. Bank of California, 643 P2d 670 (1982 ) - Spendthrift trusts
In re Finley, 286 B.R 163 (2002 ) - Spendthrift trusts
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 68.20.120 - Burial plots sold by nonprofit cemetery association
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(c)(i) - Food & fuel for comfortable maintenance
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(e) - Tuition credits under state law, or IRS-qualified (529, 530) tuition savings plans
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(c)(vii) - Personal injury recoveries
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(c)(iii) - A motor vehicle to $15,000
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(c)(v) - Health aids prescribed
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (2) - Keepsakes & family pictures
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.030 - Fire insurance proceeds for lost, stolen, or destroyed exempt property
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(a) - Clothing, no more than $3,500 in furs, jewelry, ornaments
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 68.24.220 - Burial ground
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(b) - Books & electronic media to $3,500
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(c)(i) - Appliances, furniture, household goods, home & yard equipment to $6,500 total for individual ($13,000 for community) per-item limit of $750.
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(i)(b) - Wrongful death recoveries, needed for support
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 20.921 (1)(e) - Wages used to purchase savings bonds
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(i)(c) - Personal injury recoveries to $50,000
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 182.004 (6) - Tenant's lease or stock interest in housing co-op, to homestead amount
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(g) - Motor vehicles to $4,000 (husband & wife may double; unused portion of $12,000 personal property exemption may be added)
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(i)(d) - Lost future earnings recoveries, needed for support
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(d) - Household goods and furnishings, clothing, keepsakes, jewelry, appliances, books, musical instruments, firearms, sporting goods, animals, and other tangible personal property to $12,000 total (husband & wife may double)
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(e) - Fire & casualty proceeds for destroyed exempt property for 2 years from receiving
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(k) - Deposit accounts to $5,000
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 14.63 (8) - College savings account or tuition trust fund
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(a) - Burial plot, tombstone, coffin (husband & wife may double)
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 14.64 (7) - College savings account or tuition trust fund
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 815.18 (3)(p) - College savings account or tuition trust fund
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (k)(2) - Wrongful death recoveries for person you depended on, needed for support
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (k)(6) - Prepaid higher education tuition trust fund and savings plan payments
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (k)(4) - Personal injury recoveries to $15,000
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (b) - Motor vehicle to $7,000
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (k)(5) - Lost earnings payments needed for support
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (d) - Jewelry to $2,000
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (i) - Health aids
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (a) - Burial plot to $35,000, in lieu of homestead
W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (c) - Animals, crops, clothing, appliances, books, household goods, furnishings, musical instruments to $400 per item, $8,000 total
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-106 (a)(iii) - Bedding, furniture, household articles, & food to $4,000 per person in the home
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-106 (a)(i) - Bible, schoolbooks, & pictures
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-106 (a)(ii) - Burial plot
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-105 - Clothing & wedding rings to $2,000
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-111 - Medical savings account contributions
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-106 (a)(iv) - Motor vehicle to $5,000
Wyo. Stat. § 26-32-102 - Prepaid funeral contracts
Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-106 (a)(v) - Firearms, up to 3, to $3,000, and ammo up to 1,000 rounds per firearm

← Missouri Personal Property Exemptions

Citation: Case - In re Benn, 491 F.3d 811 (8th Cir. 2007)

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