Title 47

(a)(1) Notwithstanding the disability allowance provided for in Code Section 47-2-123, any member in service of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, any conservation ranger of the Department of Natural Resources, any officer or agent of the Georgia Bureau of I…

Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the board of trustees may increase the normal and accrued liability employer contribution rates of the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Revenue, the Georgia Bureau of I…

(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term ‘‘highest average compensation’’ means the member’s highest average monthly earnable compensation during a period of 24 consecutive calendar months while a member of the retirement system. (b) Anything in this chapter to the contrar…

Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any member who was employed as a narcotics agent pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 35-3-9 prior to becoming a member of the retirement system shall be entitled to obtain creditable service for all such …

For purposes of this Code section, the terms ‘‘Justice Emeritus of the Supreme Court’’ and ‘‘Justice Emeritus’’ mean both Chief Justice Emeritus and Associate Justice Emeritus, and the term ‘‘Justice’’ means both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Associate Justice of the Sup…

The provisions of this or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who becomes a Judge of the Court of Appeals after April 1, 1964, shall be a member of the retirement system and shall not be eligible for appointment as Judge Emeritus of the Court of Appeals. The…

All eligible officers and employees of the Supreme Court, except the Justices, shall be subject to a merit system of personnel administration as promulgated by the Supreme Court, under which all such officers and employees shall be selected on a basis of merit, fitness, and effic…

All eligible officers and employees of the Court of Appeals, except the judges of that court, shall be subject to a merit system of personnel administration as promulgated by the Court of Appeals, under which all such officers and employees shall be selected on a basis of merit, …

(a) The term ‘‘appellate court judge,’’ as used in this Code section, shall mean any Judge, Presiding Judge, or Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and any Associate Justice, Presiding Justice, or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (b) Any other provision of law to the contrary …

(a) Any member who became a member by operation of Code Section 47-2-242 or 47-2-243 shall be eligible to obtain creditable service for all prior service as an officer or employee of a state court judge or a superior court judge while covered by a retirement or pension system ope…

(a) The provisions of this or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, on and after April 1, 1969, any person appointed or elected as a judge of the superior court or as a district attorney who at the time of such appointment or election is a member of the Employees’ Retire…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Assistant district attorneys’’ means assistant district attorneys who are compensated from state funds pursuant to Code Section 15-18-14. (2) ‘‘Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of the State of Georgia’’ means the Prosecuting Attorne…

(a) As used in this Code section, ‘‘past service as an assistant district attorney’’ shall include service rendered in that position pursuant to an Act authorizing assistant district attorneys in certain judicial circuits, Ga. L. 1970, p. 716, as amended, notwithstanding its subs…

(a) Each secretary employed by a judge of the superior court or a district attorney under Code Section 15-6-25 or 15-18-17 shall be a member of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia with a commencement date of July 1, 1975. Any such secretary who is already a member of the …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Circuit paid district attorney employee’’ means any full-time assistant district attorney, secretary, investigator, clerical assistant, paraprofessional, or victim or witness assistance personnel employed by a district attorney of…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘district attorney investigator’’ means a district attorney investigator who is compensated from state funds pursuant to Code Section 15-18-14.1. (b) Effective on July 1, 1988, or on first becoming a district attorney investigator at an…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Judicial employee’’ means: (A) A full-time assistant to a district administrative judge and any full-time secretarial or clerical judicial administrative district employee employed pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 15-5-6…

Except as provided in Code Section 47-2-265, each full-time employee of a district attorney, which employee is compensated through funds appropriated by the General Assembly, shall be a member of this retirement system as a condition of employment. Any such employee who is alread…

Anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any member with prior service credits who previously was employed by the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund shall be eligible to receive credit for such service with the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund by pa…

(a) The state courts of this state are declared to be adjuncts of the superior courts, the state courts having concurrent jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters except those exclusively vested in the superior courts. All judges, solicitors, and other employees of any stat…

Prior service performed by a member as a judge or solicitor of a court of record shall be creditable year for year, not to exceed five years for each type of service, notwithstanding that such service may have been for longer periods. (Ga. L. 1952, p. 175, § 3.)

(a) The offices of the tax commissioners, tax collectors, and tax receivers of the counties of this state are declared to be adjuncts of the Department of Revenue, such offices assisting in the returning and collecting of state taxes. All tax commissioners, tax collectors, and ta…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any state court which has not provided means by which its employees can become members of the retirement system shall, on and after February 13, 1962, no longer be deemed to be adjuncts of the superior courts. No employee of s…

Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, only voluntary service retirement, death, and disability allowances shall apply to individuals who transferred to this retirement system from another such system or who became members under Code Section 47-2-290 or 47-2…

(a) Any person who becomes a member after January 1, 1980, but before July 1, 1981, as a result of employment with a juvenile detention facility which has been acquired from a county by a state department and who was an employee of such county immediately prior to becoming a memb…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Juvenile Justice. (2) ‘‘Local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof county probation and intake employees who become …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Juvenile Justice. (2) ‘‘Local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof county juvenile detention employees who become em…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof employees of the county probation system which becomes a part of the state-wide probation system, and the term incl…

(a) This Code section shall apply only to counties, county boards and departments of health, and employees of county boards and departments of health of counties of this state having a population of 550,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any fu…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘local retirement system’’ means a retirement or pension system maintained by a county which includes as members thereof employees of the county department of family and children services and the term includes any such retirement or pen…

(a) The Georgia Federal-State Shipping Point Inspection Service, hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘inspection service’’ in this Code section, is declared to be an adjunct of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, such inspection service assisting in the agricultural products inspe…

(a) The Georgia agricultural commodity commissions are declared to be adjuncts of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, such commissions providing for the promotion of the production, marketing, sales, uses and utilization, processing, and improvement of the agricultural product…

All eligible officers and employees of the Jekyll Island—State Park Authority shall be subject to a merit system of personnel administration as promulgated by that authority and under which all such officers and employees shall be selected on a basis of merit, fitness, and effici…

L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority; creditable service; contributions. All officers and employees of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority, established by Code Section 10-9-3, who are not already members of the retirement system may elect t…

All eligible officers and employees of the Georgia Building Authority shall be subject to a merit system of personnel administration as promulgated by the Georgia Building Authority under which all such officers and employees shall be selected on a basis of merit, fitness, and ef…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority established by Part 8 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12, known as the ‘‘Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority Act.…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘Georgia Agrirama Development Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority established by Chapter 3 of Title 12. (b) Effective on July 1, 1988, or on first becoming officers or employees of the Georgia A…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Georgia Environmental Finance Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority established by Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 50, known as the ‘‘Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Act.’’ (2) ‘‘O…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘GeorgiaNet Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the GeorgiaNet Authority established by Chapter 25 of Title 50. (2) ‘‘Officer or employee’’ means the executive director of the authority and any other full-time employee of the author…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority established by Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12. (2) ‘‘Officer or employee’’ means the executive director…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority established by Part 10 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12. (2) ‘‘Officer or employee’’ means the executive director of the a…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Council’’ means the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council established by Code Section 17-12-3. (2) ‘‘Employee’’ means any full-time employee of the council. (3) ‘‘Proof of prior employment’’ means pay records, income tax withh…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘North Georgia Mountains Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means the North Georgia Mountains Authority established by Part 10 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 12. (2) ‘‘Officer or employee’’ means the executive director of the authori…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘Georgia Rail Passenger Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means that authority created by Article 9 of Chapter 9 of Title 46, the ‘‘Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law.’’ (b) Effective July 1, 2002, or on the date of employment, whichever d…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘State Road and Tollway Authority’’ or ‘‘authority’’ means that authority continued by Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 32, relating to the State Road and Tollway Authority. (b) Effective July 1, 2006, or on the date of employment, whic…

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, no program of pensions or retirement benefits for employees, their surviving spouses, or dependents, which program is funded wholly or partially by the state, shall apply to members or beneficiaries of this retirement sys…