Bankruptcy Exemption Citations
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North Carolina Personal Property Exemptions
Exemption: 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)
Citation: Stat. - N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(4),(d)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(4),(d):
1C-1601. What property exempt; waiver; exceptions
Text of section eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
(a) Exempt property. -- Each individual, resident of this State, who is a debtor is entitled to retain free of the enforcement of the claims of creditors:
(1) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed eighteen thousand five hundred dollars ($18,500) in value, in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor; however, an unmarried debtor who is 65 years of age or older is entitled to
retain an aggregate interest in the property not to exceed thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000) in value so long as the property was previously owned by the debtor as a tenant by the entireties or as a joint tenant with rights of survivorship and the former co-owner of the property is deceased.
(2) The debtor's aggregate interest in any property, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value of any unused exemption amount to which the debtor is entitled under subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(3) The debtor's interest, not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in value, in one motor vehicle.
(4) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value for the debtor plus one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each dependent of the debtor, not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) total for dependents, in household furnishings, household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, books, animals, crops, or musical instruments, that are held primarily for the personal, family, or household use of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(5) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) in value, in any implements, professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor.
(6) Life insurance as provided in Article X, Section 5 of the Constitution
of North Carolina.
(7) Professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(8) Compensation for personal injury, including compensation from private disability policies or annuities, or compensation for the death of a person upon whom the debtor was dependent for support, but such compensation is not exempt from claims for funeral, legal, medical, dental, hospital, and health care charges related to the accident or injury giving rise to the compensation.
(9) Individual retirement plans as defined in the Internal Revenue Code and any plan treated in the same manner as an individual retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code, including individual retirement accounts and Roth retirement accounts as described in section 408(a) and section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code, individual retirement annuities as described in section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and accounts established as part of a trust described in section 408(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(10) Funds in a college savings plan qualified under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, not to exceed a cumulative limit of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), but excluding any funds placed in a college savings plan account within the preceding 12 months (except to the extent any of the contributions were made in the ordinary course of the debtor's financial
affairs and were consistent with the debtor's past pattern of contributions) and only to the extent that the funds are for a child of the debtor and will actually be used for the child's college or university expenses.
(11) Retirement benefits under the retirement plans of other states and governmental units of other states, to the extent that these benefits are exempt under the laws of the state or governmental unit under which the benefit plan is established.
(12) Alimony, support, separate maintenance, and child support payments or funds that have been received or to which the debtor is entitled, to the extent the payments or funds are reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor or any dependent of the debtor.
(b) Definitions. -- As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Internal Revenue Code" means Code as defined in G.S. 105-228.90.
(2) "Value" means fair market value of an individual's interest in property, less valid liens superior to the judgment lien sought to be enforced.
(c) Waiver. -- The exemptions provided in this Article cannot be waived except by:
(1) Transfer of property allocated as exempt (and in that event only as to the specific property transferred);
(2) Written waiver, after judgment, approved by the clerk or district court judge. The clerk or district court judge must find that the waiver is made freely, voluntarily, and with full knowledge of the debtor's rights to exemptions and that he is not required to waive them; or
(3) Failure to assert the exemption after notice to do so pursuant to G.S. 1C-1603. The clerk or district court judge may relieve such a waiver made by reason of mistake, surprise or excusable neglect, to the extent that the rights of innocent third parties are not affected.
(d) Recent purchases. -- The exemptions provided in subdivisions (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) of this section are inapplicable with respect to tangible personal property purchased by the debtor less than 90 days preceding the initiation of judgment collection proceedings or the filing of a petition for bankruptcy, unless the purchase of the property is directly traceable to the liquidation or conversion of property that may be exempt and no additional property was transferred into or used to acquire the replacement property.
(e) Exceptions. -- The exemptions provided in this Article are inapplicable to claims:
(1) Of the United States or its agencies as provided by federal law;
(2) Of the State or its subdivisions for taxes, appearance bonds or fiduciary bonds;
(3) Of lien by a laborer for work done and performed for the person claiming the exemption, but only as to the specific property affected;
(4) Of lien by a mechanic for work done on the premises, but only as to the specific property affected;
(5) For payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of the specific real property affected;
(6) Repealed by Session Laws 1981 (Regular Session, 1982), c. 1224, s. 6, effective September 1, 1982;
(7) For contractual security interests in the specific property affected; provided, that the exemptions shall apply to the debtor's household goods notwithstanding any contract for a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest in any such goods;
(8) For statutory liens, on the specific property affected, other than judicial
liens;
(9) For child support, alimony or distributive award order pursuant to Chapter 50 of the General Statutes;
(10) For criminal restitution orders docketed as civil judgments pursuant to G.S. 15A-1340.38.
(f) Federal Bankruptcy Code. -- The exemptions provided in The Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. � 522(d), are not applicable to residents of this State. The exemptions provided by this Article and by other statutory or common law of this State shall apply for purposes of The Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. � 522(b).
(g) Effect of exemptions. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a creditor shall not obtain possession of a debtor's household goods and furnishings in which the creditor holds a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest until the creditor has fully complied with the procedures required by G.S. 1C-1603.
Text of section eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
(a) Exempt property. -- Each individual, resident of this State, who is a debtor is entitled to retain free of the enforcement of the claims of creditors:
(1) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed eighteen thousand five hundred dollars ($18,500) in value, in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor; however, an unmarried debtor who is 65 years of age or older is entitled to
retain an aggregate interest in the property not to exceed thirty-seven thousand dollars ($37,000) in value so long as the property was previously owned by the debtor as a tenant by the entireties or as a joint tenant with rights of survivorship and the former co-owner of the property is deceased.
(2) The debtor's aggregate interest in any property, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value of any unused exemption amount to which the debtor is entitled under subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(3) The debtor's interest, not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in value, in one motor vehicle.
(4) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in value for the debtor plus one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each dependent of the debtor, not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) total for dependents, in household furnishings, household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, books, animals, crops, or musical instruments, that are held primarily for the personal, family, or household use of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(5) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) in value, in any implements, professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor or the trade of a dependent of the debtor.
(6) Life insurance as provided in Article X, Section 5 of the Constitution
of North Carolina.
(7) Professionally prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor.
(8) Compensation for personal injury, including compensation from private disability policies or annuities, or compensation for the death of a person upon whom the debtor was dependent for support, but such compensation is not exempt from claims for funeral, legal, medical, dental, hospital, and health care charges related to the accident or injury giving rise to the compensation.
(9) Individual retirement plans as defined in the Internal Revenue Code and any plan treated in the same manner as an individual retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code, including individual retirement accounts and Roth retirement accounts as described in section 408(a) and section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code, individual retirement annuities as described in section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and accounts established as part of a trust described in section 408(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(10) Funds in a college savings plan qualified under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, not to exceed a cumulative limit of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), but excluding any funds placed in a college savings plan account within the preceding 12 months (except to the extent any of the contributions were made in the ordinary course of the debtor's financial
affairs and were consistent with the debtor's past pattern of contributions) and only to the extent that the funds are for a child of the debtor and will actually be used for the child's college or university expenses.
(11) Retirement benefits under the retirement plans of other states and governmental units of other states, to the extent that these benefits are exempt under the laws of the state or governmental unit under which the benefit plan is established.
(12) Alimony, support, separate maintenance, and child support payments or funds that have been received or to which the debtor is entitled, to the extent the payments or funds are reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor or any dependent of the debtor.
(b) Definitions. -- As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Internal Revenue Code" means Code as defined in G.S. 105-228.90.
(2) "Value" means fair market value of an individual's interest in property, less valid liens superior to the judgment lien sought to be enforced.
(c) Waiver. -- The exemptions provided in this Article cannot be waived except by:
(1) Transfer of property allocated as exempt (and in that event only as to the specific property transferred);
(2) Written waiver, after judgment, approved by the clerk or district court judge. The clerk or district court judge must find that the waiver is made freely, voluntarily, and with full knowledge of the debtor's rights to exemptions and that he is not required to waive them; or
(3) Failure to assert the exemption after notice to do so pursuant to G.S. 1C-1603. The clerk or district court judge may relieve such a waiver made by reason of mistake, surprise or excusable neglect, to the extent that the rights of innocent third parties are not affected.
(d) Recent purchases. -- The exemptions provided in subdivisions (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) of this section are inapplicable with respect to tangible personal property purchased by the debtor less than 90 days preceding the initiation of judgment collection proceedings or the filing of a petition for bankruptcy, unless the purchase of the property is directly traceable to the liquidation or conversion of property that may be exempt and no additional property was transferred into or used to acquire the replacement property.
(e) Exceptions. -- The exemptions provided in this Article are inapplicable to claims:
(1) Of the United States or its agencies as provided by federal law;
(2) Of the State or its subdivisions for taxes, appearance bonds or fiduciary bonds;
(3) Of lien by a laborer for work done and performed for the person claiming the exemption, but only as to the specific property affected;
(4) Of lien by a mechanic for work done on the premises, but only as to the specific property affected;
(5) For payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of the specific real property affected;
(6) Repealed by Session Laws 1981 (Regular Session, 1982), c. 1224, s. 6, effective September 1, 1982;
(7) For contractual security interests in the specific property affected; provided, that the exemptions shall apply to the debtor's household goods notwithstanding any contract for a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest in any such goods;
(8) For statutory liens, on the specific property affected, other than judicial
liens;
(9) For child support, alimony or distributive award order pursuant to Chapter 50 of the General Statutes;
(10) For criminal restitution orders docketed as civil judgments pursuant to G.S. 15A-1340.38.
(f) Federal Bankruptcy Code. -- The exemptions provided in The Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. � 522(d), are not applicable to residents of this State. The exemptions provided by this Article and by other statutory or common law of this State shall apply for purposes of The Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. � 522(b).
(g) Effect of exemptions. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a creditor shall not obtain possession of a debtor's household goods and furnishings in which the creditor holds a nonpossessory, nonpurchase money security interest until the creditor has fully complied with the procedures required by G.S. 1C-1603.
Last Amended: 2013
2013
Added by Laws 1981, c. 490, � 1. Amended by Laws 1981 (Reg. Sess. 1982), c. 1224, �� 1 to 7, 20; Laws 1991, c. 506, � 1; Laws 1995, c. 250, � 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; S.L. 1998-212, � 19.4(j), eff. July 1, 1999; S.L. 1999-337, � 2, eff. July 22, 1999; S.L. 2005-401, � 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; S.L. 2009-417, � 1, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; S.L. 2013-91, � 3(a), eff. June 12, 2013.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 490, � 1. Amended by Laws 1981 (Reg. Sess. 1982), c. 1224, �� 1 to 7, 20; Laws 1991, c. 506, � 1; Laws 1995, c. 250, � 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; S.L. 1998-212, � 19.4(j), eff. July 1, 1999; S.L. 1999-337, � 2, eff. July 22, 1999; S.L. 2005-401, � 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; S.L. 2009-417, � 1, eff. Dec. 1, 2009; S.L. 2013-91, � 3(a), eff. June 12, 2013.
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- In re Chandler, 148 B.R. 13 (E.D. N.C. 1992) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
- In re Chandler, 148 B.R. 13 (E.D. N.C. 1992) - Property held as tenancy by the entirety may be exempt against debts owed by only one spouse
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-362 - Earned but unpaid wages received 60 days before filing for bankruptcy, needed for support
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-36 - Public adult assistance under work first program
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 111-18 - Aid to blind
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-4.29 - Legislators
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 128-31 - Municipal, city, & county employees
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-9 - Teachers & state employees
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-166.30 (g) - State law enforcement officers
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15B-17 - Crime victims' compensation
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(9) - IRAs , Roth IRAs, Inherited IRAs
- 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)(12) - Support received by a surviving spouse for 1 year, up to $60,000
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(10) - 529 College savings accounts to $25,000
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(11) - Retirement benefits from other states to extent exempt in that state.
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(12) - Alimony, support, separate maintenance, and child support reasonably necessary for support of debtor or dependents
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(1),(2) - Real or personal property, including co-op, used as residence to $35,000 (husband and wife may double) ($60,000 if 65 or older and spouse is deceased); up to $5,000 of unused portion of homestead may be applied to any property
- 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.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(5) - Implements, books, & tools of trade to $2,000
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(2) - $5,000 less any amount claimed for homestead or burial exemption, of any property
- N.C. Gen. Stat. 1C-1601 (f) - North Carolina has elected to "opt out" of the federal exemptions pursuant to Code § 522(b). NCGS § 1C-1601(f).
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1601 (a)(6) - Life insurance on spouse or children
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 30-15 - Support received by a surviving spouse for 1 year, up to $60,000
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-24-85 - Fraternal benefit society benefits
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-58-165 - Employee group life policy or proceeds
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-86-90 - Firefighters & rescue squad workers
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 59-55 - Property of business partnership
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-17 - Unemployment compensation
- N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-21 - Workers' compensation
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 $300 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 $6,000.
- 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 $6,000 ($12,000, if debtor is physically disabled)
- 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 $3,6325, or $3,625 in auto insurance for loss or damages (husband and wife may not double)
- 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 § 704.150 (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 (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 $3,000
- 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 $7,500; to $12,500 if used by a debtor or by a dependent who is disabled or age 60 or older
- 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 vehicle to $3,500
- 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 $4,050 total
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(d) - Church pew, slip, seat for entire family to $700
- 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 $2,700
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(g) - Motor Vehicle to $3,725
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(h) - 1 Computer & accessories to $700
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5451 (1)(f) - Household pets to $700
- 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 $11,250 total
- Minn. Stat. Ann. § 550.37 subd. 4(c) - Wedding rings or symbols to $3,062.50
- 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 $5,000 (up to $50,000 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 $2,500
- 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 $600 per item, $4,500 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 $1,500
- 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 $2,400 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 - Books & furniture
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-2 - Books & furniture
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 48-2-15 - Building materials
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-2 - Clothing
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 - Clothing
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 53-4-28 - Cooperative association shares, minimum amount needed to be member
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-2 - Health aids
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 - Health aids
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-2 - Jewelry to $2,500
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 - Jewelry to $2,500
- 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. § 42-10-2 - Motor vehicle to $4,000
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-10-1 - Motor vehicle to $4,000
- 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 $4,650 total
- S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(1) - Burial plot to $59,100, in lieu of homestead (joint owners may double)
- S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(5) - Cash & other liquid assets to $5,900, 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 $1,175
- S.C. Code Ann. § 15-41-30 (A)(2) - Motor vehicle to $5,900
- 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)(vi) - Personal injury recoveries to $20,000
- Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 6.15.010 (1)(c)(iii) - Motor vehicle to $3,250 total for individual (two vehicles to $6,500 for community)
- 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 $2,400
- W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (k)(5) - Lost earnings payments needed for support
- W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (d) - Jewelry to $1,000
- W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (i) - Health aids
- W. Va. Code § 38-10-4 (a) - Burial plot to $25,000, 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