45-8A-22.120
Section 45-8A-22.120 Optional benefit plans. (a) Optional Plans. Any participant terminating service on or after January 1, 1989, pursuant to the terms of Section 45-8A-22.113, Section 45-8A-22.114, or Section 45-8A-22.116 shall, within 20 days of the effective date of termination have the option of electing a pension plan with or without death benefits from one of the following three optional plans: (1) Option A-Fifty Percent Joint and Survivor Plan. a. A participant having elected Option A shall, during his or her lifetime, receive a monthly benefit from the plan in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.113, Section 45-8A-22.114, or Section 45-8A-22.116. b. In the event that a participant dies from any cause and leaves a surviving spouse, the retirement board shall direct the payment to the spouse of a monthly pension equal to 50 percent of the amount of the pension being paid to the participant at the time of his or her death; provided, however, with respect to retirements pursuant to...
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45-8A-22.114
Section 45-8A-22.114 Normal retirement age. (a) Effective with respect to retirements that occur before October 1, 2012, the retirement board shall retire from service any participant who has attained age 60 years, and such participant shall be entitled to receive a monthly benefit from the plan equal to three percent of the average of his or her monthly compensation for the last three years preceding his or her retirement multiplied by the number of years of continuous service; provided, however, credit shall not be counted for continuous service in excess of 30 years. (b) Effective with respect to retirements that occur on and after October 1, 2012, the retirement board shall retire from service any participant who has attained age 65 years, and such participant shall become fully vested and entitled to receive a monthly benefit from the plan calculated in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.113(b). (Act 2012-484, p. 1349, §15.)...
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45-37A-51.220
Section 45-37A-51.220 Normal retirement benefit. (a) A participant having attained age 60 or older and having completed five or more years of credited service, or having completed 30 or more years of credited service without regard to age, shall be entitled upon his or her voluntary retirement to a monthly retirement benefit equal to one of the following: (1) With respect to a retiree who first became a participant on or before the first day of July after nine years after date of establishment, forty percent of his or her final average salary, plus one and three thousand three hundred thirty-four thousandths percent (1.3334%) of his or her final average salary multiplied by his or her years of credited service in excess of 15 years. (2) With respect to a retiree who first becomes a participant subsequent to the first day of July nine years after date of establishment, and becomes entitled to a normal retirement benefit and retires on or before July 1, 1990, two percent of his or her...
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45-37A-51.244
Section 45-37A-51.244 Early retirement benefit. Participants in the city and other participating employing entities, except the board of health, having attained age 55 or older and completed 25 or more years of credited service, shall be entitled, upon voluntary retirement, to a monthly retirement benefit equal to 1.85 percent of the monthly final average salary of the participant multiplied by the participant's years of credited service. Subject to Section 45-37A-51.237, the amount of any retirement benefit provided pursuant to this section shall continue to accrue throughout the life of the retiree. Survivors of participants retiring shall receive all survivors' benefits available to normal retirees who are eligible for benefits under Section 45-37A-51.220. (Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. VI, §25.)...
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45-37A-51.250
Section 45-37A-51.250 Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004. Solely for purposes of calculating DROP benefits and for converting lump sum amounts for compliance with § 415, Internal Revenue Code, if the system provides a benefit in a form that is subject to the minimum present value requirements of § 417(e)(3), Internal Revenue Code, in a fiscal year beginning in 2004 or 2005, the actuarially equivalent straight life annuity that is used for demonstrating compliance with § 415, Internal Revenue Code, shall be the greater of: (1) The straight life annuity determined using the plan rate and plan mortality table and (2) the straight life annuity determined using 5.5 percent and the applicable mortality table. A benefit is subject to the minimum present value requirements of § 417(e)(3), Internal Revenue Code, if it is any benefit other than a nondecreasing annuity payable for a period of not less than the life of the participant, or, in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor...
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45-37A-51.241
Section 45-37A-51.241 Board of health retired employees. (a) Employees of the board of health, upon termination of such employment after 10 years of actual service to the board of health, shall have the option to leave in the system fund all contributions made by such terminated employee and receive a monthly retirement benefit beginning at age 60, in the amount equal to two percent of such employee's monthly final average salary multiplied by his or her years of credited service. The benefit shall continue throughout the life of the retiree. A survivor's benefit calculated as described in Section 45-37A-51.228 shall be provided to survivors or retirees under this provision if such retired employee has reached age 60 years, however the survivor's benefit rate shall be 60 percent of the retiree's benefit or as determined by the board of managers. In the event that a terminated employee dies, prior to receiving a benefit hereunder, or elects at any time to withdraw the contribution to...
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12-18-87
Section 12-18-87 Benefits. (a) Judges' retirement benefits. - The annual retirement benefit payable to a probate judge retiring pursuant to subdivisions (2), (3), (4), and (5) of Section 12-18-84 shall be 75 percent of the base sum or salary upon which such judge is paying the percentage as provided in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 12-18-82 immediately prior to retirement. Such retirement benefit shall be payable monthly from the State Treasury for the life of the beneficiary. (b) Spouses' benefits. - After the death of any probate judge who has held office for a minimum of five years, his or her spouse shall receive a yearly benefit from the State Treasury equivalent to the greater of $480.00 per year, multiplied by the number of years of service, not to exceed 10 years, or three percent of the base sum or salary upon which such probate judge was paying the percentage as provided in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 12-18-82 immediately prior to retirement,...
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45-37A-51.169
Section 45-37A-51.169 Correction of errors. (a) The system shall have the authority to recalculate benefits if a mistake in payments has occurred. If the system mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, it shall recalculate the benefit as soon as practicable after the mistake is discovered. (b) If the benefit was mistakenly set too low, the system shall make a lump sum payment to the recipient of an amount equal to the difference between the benefits that should have been paid and those actually paid, plus interest at the rate of five percent compounded annually per annum from the date the unpaid amounts accrued to the date of payment. (c) If the benefit was mistakenly set too high, the system may recover the amount overpaid from the recipient thereof, either directly or by deducting such amount from the remaining benefits payable to the recipient. However, if the amount of benefits was mistakenly set too high; and the error was undiscovered for three years or longer; and the...
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45-37A-51.246
Section 45-37A-51.246 Board of health department retirees' supplemental benefit. (a) Effective July 1, 2006, in addition to the benefits described herein for normal retirement, ordinary disability, and extraordinary disability, every participant retired from the health department who has retired under the pension system herein, immediately following having been in the board of health service, or who did not otherwise become eligible for a benefit calculated at 2.5 percent per year after July 1, 2006, any such retiree of the board of health shall receive an increase in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75) per month; and any survivor of such retiree or participant shall receive an increased monthly benefit based upon the applicable percentage rate of benefit to which the survivor was otherwise entitled determined as of the date of death of such retiree or participant. (b) No benefit shall be granted under this section until an actuarial determination has been made that there are...
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12-17-227.6
Section 12-17-227.6 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Payments from plan; optional allowances; replacement beneficiaries. (a) Should a member cease to be a district attorney except by death or by retirement under the provisions of this division, the contributions standing to the credit of his or her individual account in the fund shall be paid to him or her upon demand and, in addition to such payment, there shall be paid five-tenths of the interest accumulations standing to the credit of his or her individual account if he or she shall have not less than three but less than 16 years of membership service, six-tenths of such interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 16 but less than 21 years of membership service, seven-tenths of such interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 21 but less than 26 years of membership service and eight-tenths of such interest accumulations if he or she shall have not less than 26 years of...
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