12-18-33
Section 12-18-33 Surviving spouses' election to obtain benefits under provisions of Article
1 of chapter; payment to Judicial Retirement Fund by surviving spouse at time of election.
The surviving spouse of any justice or judge, active or supernumerary, who died at any time
before the expiration of one year from October 1, 1976, is authorized to elect to come under
the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter and obtain the benefits thereof for spouses. Such
election is to be manifested in the same manner and within the same time provided in Sections
12-18-30 through 12-18-32 for the election by a supernumerary justice or judge; except, that
in cases of death of justices or judges, active or supernumerary, during the last six months
of the year following October 1, 1976, an election by a surviving spouse shall be made within
six months from the death of the deceased justice or judge. The surviving spouse must, at
the time of making the election, pay into the Judicial Retirement Fund a...
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30-2-51
Section 30-2-51 Allowance upon grant of divorce; certain property not considered; retirement
benefits. (a) If either spouse has no separate estate or if it is insufficient for the maintenance
of a spouse, the judge, upon granting a divorce, at his or her discretion, may order to a
spouse an allowance out of the estate of the other spouse, taking into consideration the value
thereof and the condition of the spouse's family. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the judge
may not take into consideration any property acquired prior to the marriage of the parties
or by inheritance or gift unless the judge finds from the evidence that the property, or income
produced by the property, has been used regularly for the common benefit of the parties during
their marriage. (b)(1) The marital estate is subject to equitable division and distribution.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, and except as otherwise provided by federal or state law,
the marital estate includes any interest, whether vested or...
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36-27-7.2
Section 36-27-7.2 Reopening of Employees' Retirement System for purchase of prior service credit
by active and contributing member of Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University. (a)
Pursuant to Section 36-27-7.1, an active and contributing member of the Employees' Retirement
System may elect to purchase prior service credit for full time employment he or she had in
the Cooperative Extension Service at Auburn University, acquired before May 1, 1976, provided
the person complies with the following conditions prescribed in this section. (b) A member
eligible to claim and purchase the credit for service under subsection (a) shall be awarded
creditable service under the Employees' Retirement System. The member shall pay into his or
her retirement system or fund, prior to the date of retirement of the member and prior to
October 1, 1997, a sum equal to a percentage of his or her current annual earnable compensation,
or average final compensation, whichever shall be greater, for each...
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36-27-51.1
Section 36-27-51.1 Purchase of credit for prior service by member of city retirement system.
Any active and contributing member of a city retirement system that participates in the Employees'
Retirement System under Section 36-27-6 who rendered prior service to a non-participating
employer funded by a city and a county which was eligible for participation in the Employees'
Retirement System under Section 36-27-6, may purchase up to eight years of credit in the Employees'
Retirement System for the prior service if the member pays to the Secretary-Treasurer of the
Employees' Retirement System prior to the date of his or her retirement a sum equal to the
full actuarial determined cost for each year of service purchased as determined by the actuary
for the system. The local governmental entity which currently employs the member shall furnish
the Employees' Retirement System with documentation of the prior service being claimed by
the member as requested by the retirement system....
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45-37A-51.229
Section 45-37A-51.229 Eligibility for survivor's benefits. (a) The surviving spouse of the
deceased or participant described in Section 45-37A-51.228 shall be eligible to receive a
survivor's benefit. The next foregoing sentence shall apply to a spouse married to the retiree
or participant at the time of such retiree's or participant's death, regardless of whether
the marriage occurred before or after the retiree's or participant's departure from service.
The surviving spouse shall continue to be eligible to receive the monthly survivor's benefit
until he or she shall die or remarry, whichever shall first occur. If a survivor's benefit
ceases because the survivor remarries, in the event the marriage is terminated by annulment,
divorce, or death of the survivor's spouse, then on such termination the survivor shall be
eligible to receive the survivor's benefits. (b) In the event the deceased retiree or participant
should not be survived by his or her spouse or in the event the spouse...
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36-21-70
Section 36-21-70 Retirement annuity. Any member shall, at any time after reaching the age of
52 and completion of at least 15 years' qualified service or the completion of 25 years of
qualified service, regardless of age, be entitled to an annuity benefit. The amount of the
monthly benefit shall be determined by the board of commissioners in an amount recommended
by the actuary for the fund. The benefit shall begin upon approval by the board on the date
of the member's application for the benefits on forms provided by the board, but in no event
shall the benefit begin prior to his or her termination of service as a peace officer. The
benefits shall be paid for the life of the member, except as otherwise provided in this section.
There shall accompany any application made pursuant to this section evidence satisfactory
to the board of the date of birth of the member. If any member receiving retirement benefits
reenters employment as a peace officer, as defined in Section 36-21-60, then...
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36-27-57.3
Section 36-27-57.3 Reopening of Employees' Retirement System to allow purchase of credit for
prior service in office of local district attorney. (a) An active and contributing member
of the Employees' Retirement System may claim and purchase credit not to exceed two years
in the retirement system for prior service rendered in the office of a local district attorney
which was a nonparticipant in the Employees' Retirement System during the period of the prior
service. The prior service credit may be purchased if the member has not received credit for
the prior service claimed in any public pension system or as a supernumerary and the member
complies with the provisions set forth in subsection (b). (b) Each person eligible to claim
and purchase credit for any prior service under subsection (a) shall be awarded creditable
service under the Employees' Retirement System provided he or she shall pay into the retirement
system, prior to October 1, 1996, a lump sum equal to a percentage of his...
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36-27D-1
Section 36-27D-1 Forfeiture or suspension of retirement benefits; refunds; liability. (a) On
and after May 15, 2012, any person who is an active or inactive member of the Employees' Retirement
System, the Teachers' Retirement System, or the Judicial Retirement Fund who has an accrued
benefit shall forfeit retirement benefits upon a guilty plea, a plea of no contest, or a final
conviction of a felony offense if that offense is related to or arises out of, or in connection
with, his or her service in that public position, as declared by the presiding judge of the
court in a United States federal court, an Alabama court, or the court of any other state
of the United States, and the person shall be entitled to a refund of his or her retirement
contributions and applicable interest. (b) A retired member receiving benefits, upon such
a plea or conviction, shall have his or her retirement benefit suspended. In the event a retired
member receiving benefits has not received retirement benefits...
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12-18-132
Section 12-18-132 Retirement benefits. With the exception of justices of the Supreme Court
and judges of the appellate courts, circuit courts, and district courts who assumed office
prior to July 30, 1979, and who are exempted from Section 12-18-40, and this article, the
retirement pay or benefits of any justice or judge qualifying for service retirement pursuant
to this article shall be based and computed on the final salary received from the state at
the time of his or her retirement in accordance with the percentage rate now prescribed by
law. The retirement benefits of justices and judges who have 25 years of creditable service
based on nonjudicial service which has been transferred to the Judicial Retirement System
shall be calculated pursuant to Sections 12-18-111, 12-18-112, or 12-18-113, as applicable.
(Act 98-295, p. 481, §3.)...
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12-5A-9
Section 12-5A-9 Participation of eligible employees in Employees' Retirement System; creditable
service; formal leave accounting system; inclusion in health insurance plan. (a) Class specifications
and rates of compensation for employees covered by this chapter, juvenile probation officers,
juvenile probation professional staff, and clerical staff, hereafter called "eligible
employees," and any future employees occupying those positions shall be established by
the Administrative Director of Courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the compensation of
any employee shall not be diminished as a result of his or her inclusion in the state court
system personnel system. (b) Eligible employees included in the state court system personnel
system pursuant to this chapter shall, on October 1 of the year their county transitions,
be covered by the Employees' Retirement System. An employee who on that date is participating
in a local retirement plan other than a unit administered by the Employees'...
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