; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; courier new tur ; arial (vietnamese) ; courier new (arabic) ; times new roman ce ; tahoma (vietnamese) ; arial (hebrew) ; times new roman cyr ; courier new greek ; symbol ; tahoma (hebrew) ; arial ; arial baltic ; arial tur ; times new roman (arabic) ; courier new ; imperial bt ; tahoma ce ; wingdings ; tahoma cyr ; times new roman tur ; courier new ce ; tahoma ; courier new (hebrew) ; arial (arabic) ; courier new baltic ; courier new cyr ; times new roman ; tahoma baltic ; tahoma (arabic) ; arial ce ; courier new (vietnamese) ; tahoma (thai) ; times new roman greek ; tahoma greek ; tahoma tur ; times new roman (hebrew) ; times new roman baltic ; times new roman (vietnamese) ; arial greek ; arial cyr ; \* .; ; ; .; ; ; .; ; ; .; ; ; ?; ; ; ?; ; ; ?; ; ; ?; ; ; .; ; ; ?; ; ; Normal ; heading 1 ; heading 2 ; heading 3 ; heading 4 ; heading 5 ; heading 6 ; heading 7 ; heading 8 ; heading 9 ; Balloon Text ; Block Text ; Body Text ; Body Text 2 ; Body Text 3 ; Body Text First Indent ; Body Text First Indent 2 ; Body Text Indent 2 ; Body Text Indent 3 ; caption ; Closing ; annotation text ; annotation subject ; Date ; Document Map ; E-mail Signature ; endnote text ; envelope address ; envelope return ; footer ; footnote text ; header ; HTML Address ; HTML Preformatted ; index 1 ; index 2 ; index 3 ; index 4 ; index 5 ; index 6 ; index 7 ; index 8 ; index 9 ; index heading ; List ; List 2 ; List 3 ; List 4 ; List 5 ; List Bullet ; List Bullet 2 ; List Bullet 3 ; List Bullet 4 ; List Bullet 5 ; List Continue ; List Continue 2 ; List Continue 3 ; List Continue 4 ; List Continue 5 ; List Number ; List Number 2 ; List Number 3 ; List Number 4 ; List Number 5 ; macro ; Message Header ; Normal (Web) ; Normal Indent ; Note Heading ; Plain Text ; Salutation ; Signature ; Subtitle ; table of authorities ; table of figures ; Title ; toa heading ; toc 1 ; toc 2 ; toc 3 ; toc 4 ; toc 5 ; toc 6 ; toc 7 ; toc 8 ; toc 9 ; \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ 97B.25 \~\~ Applications for benefits. \~\~ A representative designated by the chief executive officer and referred to in this chapter as a retirement benefits officer shall promptly examine applications for retirement benefits and on the basis of facts found shall determine whether or not the claim is valid. If the claim is valid, the retirement benefits officer shall send a notification to the member stating the option the member has selected pursuant to section 97B.51 , the month with respect to which benefits shall commence, and the monthly benefit amount payable. If the claim is invalid, the retirement benefits officer shall promptly notify the applicant and any other interested party of the decision and the reasons. A retirement application shall not be amended or revoked by the member once the first retirement allowance is paid. A member’s death during the first month of entitlement shall not invalidate an approved application. [C46, 50, §97.33, 97.39, 97.41; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.25 ] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §255 ; 88 Acts, ch 1109, §13 ; 92 Acts, ch 1201, §21 ; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §8 ; 94 Acts, ch 1183, §15 ; 96 Acts, ch 1187, §9 ; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §16 ; 2000 Acts, ch 1077, §27 ; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §15, 24