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Georgia Statutes, Title 47

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Title 47

22 chapters · 673 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 47673 Ch 2, EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA130 Ch 3, TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA69 Ch 23, GEORGIA JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM49 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS41 Ch 7, GEORGIA FIREFIGHTERS’ PENSION FUND38 Ch 16, SHERIFFS’ RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA31 Ch 20, PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS STANDARDS31 Ch 4, PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT S…28 Ch 12, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS EMERITUS AND THE …27 Ch 17, PEACE OFFICERS’ ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND26 Ch 5, GEORGIA MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES BENEFIT …24 Ch 8, SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES RETIREMENT FUN…24 Ch 14, SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS’ RETIREMENT FU…23 Ch 6, GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM21

38 sections·Filtered byTitle 47✕Ch 7✕

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund. (2) ‘‘Fire department’’ means a full-time fire department or volunteer fire department or a combination full-time and volunteer fire department which satisfies …
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-2 Purpose of fund; legislative intent
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The fund is established as a voluntary pension system which provides benefits intended to supplement primary pension benefits provided by fire departments or the governmental units or volunteer districts establishing fire departments. It is the intent of the General Assembly in a…
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-20 Membership of the board; manner of election; compensation and expenses
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(a) To carry out this chapter, there is created the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund. The board shall consist of five members as follows: (1) The Governor or the Governor’s designee; (2) The Commissioner of Insurance or the Commissioner of Insurance’s d…
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-21 Creation of the office of executive director of the board; appointment of the executive director; compensation; bond

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There is created the office of executive director of the Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund. The executive director shall be named by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The compensation of the executive director shall be fixed by the board. He or she shall be…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-22 Legal adviser to the board

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The Attorney General shall act as legal adviser to the board. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 9; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 65/SB 436.) The 2010 amendment, effective July 1, 2010, substituted ‘‘adviser’’ for ‘‘advisor’’ near the end.

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-23 Powers and duties of the board generally

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(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To provide for the payment of administrative expenses; (2) To rule upon all applications for pensions; (3) To provide for the payment of pensions; (4) To provide for the collection of all revenue under this chapter; (5…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-24 Power of the board to accept and use any gift, grant, or bequest

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The board may take or receive any gift, grant, or bequest of money, real or personal property, or anything of value and use the same for the purposes set forth in this chapter. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 13.)

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-25 Annual audit of the fund

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The state auditor is directed to make an annual audit of the fund. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 9.)

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-27 Power of board to grant retirement benefit increases

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(a) Subject to the terms and limitations of this Code section, the board of trustees is authorized to adopt from time to time a method or methods of providing for increases in the maximum monthly retirement benefit payable under Code Section 47-7-100 or 47-7-102, or both, for per…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-40 Eligibility to apply for membership; transfer of Georgia Class Nine Fire Department Pension Fund

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(a)(1) Any person employed as a firefighter or enrolled as a volunteer firefighter is eligible to make application to the board for membership in the fund. (2) Upon becoming a member of the fund, a firefighter or volunteer firefighter shall receive credit only from the date of hi…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-41 Effect of withdrawal of contributions or termination of employment; eligibility for reinstatement; credit for time spent on leave of absence and resumption of payments to fund upon return to service

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(a)(1) Any member of the fund who is in good standing with the fund, who leaves work as a firefighter or volunteer firefighter, and who elects to leave in the fund during such leave from work as a firefighter or voluntary firefighter the dues which the member has theretofore paid…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-43 Employees of the fund

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Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, each regular employee of the fund shall be eligible to join the fund for the purpose of receiving pension benefits only, in like manner as firefighters and volunteer firefighters. (Ga. L. 1971, p. 332, § 3; Ga. L. 198…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-60 Dues required of members; effect of failure to pay dues in timely manner

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(a) Each firefighter or volunteer firefighter accepted for membership in the fund shall pay to the fund the sum of $15.00 for each month of service as a firefighter or volunteer firefighter in a fire department. Such monthly payments shall be due on or before the tenth day of eac…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-61 Tax on premiums charged by fire insurance companies for certain classes of coverage; exclusions; penalty for failure to report and pay such tax

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(a)(1) Every fire insurance company, corporation, or association doing business within this state and writing fire, lightning, or extended coverage, inland marine or allied lines, or windstorm insurance policies covering risks located within this state shall on or before April 1 …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-80 Transfer of service credits from one fire department to another

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A firefighter’s or volunteer firefighter’s length of service may be transferable from one fire department to another by furnishing the board with a proper certificate. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 11; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1376, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 131, § 1.)

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-81 Effect of failure of volunteer fire department to hold required drills; effect of volunteer firefighter’s failure to meet attendance requirements

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(a)(1) The board is authorized to prescribe the minimum monthly and annual number of hours of drills and meetings required to be conducted by a volunteer fire department as a condition to qualification of service by a firefighter or volunteer firefighter with such department for …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-82 Fire department employees other than firefighters or volunteer firefighters

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(a) No person otherwise properly admitted to the fund shall be excluded from continuing membership therein solely because the member’s employment by or service with a fire department is not in the capacity of a firefighter or volunteer firefighter, but no credit shall be given fo…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-83 Service credit of member who is also member of Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund

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No credit shall be given for service rendered after April 1, 1989, by a member who is also a member of the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund if such service is creditable under the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund to which such member belongs. (Code 1981, § 47-7-83…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-84 Credit for prior eligible service by persons who are members as of September 1, 1992, or who applied for membership on or before that date

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘prior eligible service’’ means service: (1) Rendered by a member of the fund as a firefighter or volunteer firefighter; (2) Rendered without interruption prior to the date such member becomes a member of the fund; (3) Rendered after th…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-85 Credit for prior eligible service by persons who are members as of July 1, 1998, or become members after that date

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘prior eligible service’’ means service: (1) Rendered by a member of the fund as a fireman or volunteer fireman; and (2) For which the member would otherwise have been eligible for credit if such member had been a member of the fund at …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-87 ‘‘Prior eligible service’’ defined; requirements

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘prior eligible service’’ means service: (1) Rendered by a member of the fund as a firefighter or volunteer firefighter; (2) Rendered without interruption prior to the date such member became a member of the fund; and (3) For which the …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-88 Impact of active duty military service upon receipt of creditable service time

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(a) The provisions of this Code section apply solely to any member of the fund who left active employment as a firefighter as a result of being called to active duty as a member of the Army or Air Force National Guard or the Army, Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps Reserve and who …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-89 Calculating creditable service time

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The board is authorized to calculate creditable service on a monthly basis, expressed as a fraction of a year, for periods of time less than a year. (Code 1981, § 47-7-89, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 426, § 1/HB 660.) ARTICLE 6 RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES, DISABILITY BENEFIT…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-100 Eligibility for full pension benefits; eligibility for partial benefits; optional pension benefits; vesting of rights to pension benefits; early retirement provisions

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Selected beneficiary’’ means any person designated from time to time before or after the approval of an application for retirement by the member in writing on forms prescribed by the board to receive benefits which continue to be …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-101 Eligibility for retirement benefits; withdrawal of application for benefits before approval; reemployment

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(a) Any member who applies for retirement benefits may withdraw such application at any time prior to its approval by the board. (b) Any person who again becomes a paid employee of a fire department or of a volunteer fire department after having been placed on retirement or disab…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-102 Eligibility for disability benefits; notice of injury; application for benefits; periodic medical examinations; termination of benefits; action contesting determination of board

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(a) Any firefighter or volunteer firefighter who, while a dues-paying member of this fund, is rendered totally and permanently physically disabled by injuries suffered while performing the duties of the position to which he was regularly assigned, so as to be unable physically to…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-103 Benefits payable to a named beneficiary upon death of a member before benefits have commenced or before benefits equal to the member’s dues have been paid

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(a) In the event of the death of a member of the fund who is in good standing and who has not commenced receiving any benefits under this chapter, the designated beneficiary of such deceased member shall be entitled to be paid the amount of $5,000.00, upon making proper applicati…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-104 Benefits payable to volunteer firefighters erroneously found to be eligible for such benefits

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Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding: (1) Any person who served as a volunteer firefighter prior to March 3, 1955, and who began receiving retirement benefits at a later date from the fund, based on the board of trustees’ belief that such person was eligibl…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-105 Refund of contributions upon withdrawal from the fund

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Upon proper application and approval of the board, any member who withdraws from the fund shall be paid all the moneys such individual contributed to the fund, less 5 percent. Any refunds granted under this Code section or any other provision of this chapter shall be without inte…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-120 Reduction of benefits upon determination that available moneys are insufficient; liability of members of the board for such reductions

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If the moneys provided by this chapter are not sufficient at any time to enable the board to pay each person his benefits in full under this chapter, then those persons entitled to benefits shall be paid an equal amount, which, in the opinion of the board, the fund may provide. I…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-121 Vesting of rights to benefits

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Benefits under this chapter shall be subject to future legislative change and revision and no member of this fund or any other persons shall be deemed to have any vested right to any benefits, except as may be provided in Code Section 47-7-100. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 10; Ga. L. …

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-122 Exemption of benefits under this chapter from garnishment, attachment, or other process; exemption from taxation; assignment of such benefits

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Benefits under this chapter shall not be subject to attachment, garnishment, levy, or other legal process against the firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or a designated beneficiary entitled to receive such benefits; nor shall such benefits or rights be assignable unless specific…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-123 Exemption of assets of the board from taxation

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The assets of the board, whether in the form of cash, securities, or real property, shall be deemed to be public property and exempt from any and all taxation, whether imposed by the state, or by any county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state. (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-124 Disposition of funds abandoned by members separated from the service; notice; limitation on asserting certain claims

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(a) No claim shall be made against the fund for benefits or the return of contributions after the lapse of seven years from the date on which the executive director of the fund shall have mailed by first-class mail to the last known address of the firefighter or volunteer firefig…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-125 Availability of records of local departments to board; confidentiality

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Upon request, an authorized representative of the board shall have the power to inspect and copy or make extracts from the records of any fire department or volunteer fire department concerning any member of the fund or applicant for membership. It shall be the duty of the custod…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-126 Penalty for false statements or falsified records; correction of errors by the board

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(a) Any person who knowingly makes any false statements or falsifies or permits to be falsified any records of the fund in an attempt to defraud the fund shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00, imprisonment…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-127 ‘‘Alternative investments’’ defined; code of ethics

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘alternative investments’’ means the following investments: (1) Privately placed investment pools, including, without limitation, private investment funds, such as: (A) Leveraged buyout funds; (B) Mezzanine funds; (C) Workout funds; (D)…

O.C.G.A. § 47-7-26 Membership of the board; manner of election; compensation and expenses

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Creation of the office of executive director of the board; appointment of the executive director; compensation; bond. Legal adviser to the board. Powers and duties of the board generally. Power of the board to accept and use any gift, grant, or bequest. Annual audit of the fund. …