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La. Rev. Stat. § 11:150 Reciprocal recognition; applicability
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§150. Reciprocal recognition; applicability As used in R.S. 11:142 and 144 with respect to reciprocal recognition of retirement credit, the phrase "any state, municipal, or parochial retirement system" includes any public retirement system, plan or fund created or authorized to b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1501 Establishment of retirement system; powers and privileges
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§1501. Establishment of retirement system; powers and privileges There shall be a retirement system which shall be administered and managed by a board of trustees for the purpose of providing regular, disability, and survivor benefits pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1502 Name of system
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§1502. Name of system The retirement system established by R.S. 11:1501 shall be known as the "Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund" and all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds shall be invested, and all of its cash, securities, and other property shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1503 Definitions
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§1503. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Accumulated employee contributions" means the sum of all amounts deducted from a member's salary and paid to t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1504 Protection against fraud
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§1504. Protection against fraud Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this system in an attempt to defraud the system shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof by any court of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:151 Worker's compensation benefits; employee and employer contributions to continue
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§151. Worker's compensation benefits; employee and employer contributions to continue A. Beginning September 1, 1989, whenever any member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System is receiving worker's compensation benefits while an employee and is not receiving normal …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1511 Membership
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§1511. Membership The clerk of the supreme court, each of the courts of appeal, each of the district courts, and each of the city and traffic courts in the city of New Orleans, and the employees of such clerks, whether full time or part time, and the employees of the Louisiana Cl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1512 Termination of membership
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§1512. Termination of membership Membership in the system ceases when a member resigns, is dismissed, retires, or is otherwise separated from service as a clerk or employee. Acts 1986, No. 1063, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Acts 1991, 3rd E.S., No. 7, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Redesignate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1513 Reemployment of a retiree
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§1513. Reemployment of a retiree A. A retiree receiving retirement benefits from the system may be temporarily reemployed by a clerk, but the retiree shall not be or become a member of the system during such reemployment. If the retiree is reemployed in any capacity for more than…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1514 Service credit
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§1514. Service credit A member shall receive credit for all service rendered as a member of the system for which the required contributions have been paid and not withdrawn. Acts 1986, No. 1063, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Redesignated from R.S. 13:938 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. J…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1515 Withdrawal of accumulated employee contributions
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§1515. Withdrawal of accumulated employee contributions If the membership of a member who is not eligible to retire is terminated, the former member may apply for and obtain a refund of his accumulated employee contributions. However, no refund shall be paid until and unless the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1516 Repayment of withdrawn accumulated employee contributions
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§1516. Repayment of withdrawn accumulated employee contributions A. If a former member who had withdrawn his accumulated employee contributions again becomes a member of the fund, he may repay to the fund in a lump sum the amount he withdrew plus compounded interest at the rate o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1517 Credit for noncredited prior service
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§1517. Credit for noncredited prior service Any person who was eligible for membership in the fund but was not enrolled for whatever reason may receive credit for the time such person was otherwise eligible for membership. The clerk for whom the person was employed must certify t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1518 Reemployment of a member after military service
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§1518. Reemployment of a member after military service A. The qualified military service of a member who has been reemployed in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 414(u) shall be treated for vesting and benefit accrual purposes as service completed under R.S. 11:1514 if the member remits …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:152 Military service credit
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§152. Military service credit A. The provisions of this Section are applicable to persons who become members of the public retirement systems listed in Subsection B of this Section after January, 1982. B. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to all public state, par…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:152.1 Compliance with certain federal laws
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§152.1. Compliance with certain federal laws Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the board of trustees of each Louisiana public retirement system, as defined in R.S. 29:403, shall comply with the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reempl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1521 Regular retirement benefits
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§1521. Regular retirement benefits A.(1) A member or former member hired on or before December 31, 2010, shall be eligible for regular retirement benefits if he has twelve or more years of credited service, he has attained the age of fifty-five years or more, and he has terminate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1521.1 Additional monthly benefit; computation
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§1521.1. Additional monthly benefit; computation In addition to the regular retirement benefits provided by R.S. 11:1521, upon regular retirement, any member who received per-page transcription payments shall be paid an additional monthly regular retirement benefit computed as fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1521.2 Maximum compensation
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§1521.2. Maximum compensation A. For the purposes of calculating any benefit payable under this plan, any compensation in excess of the limits set forth in 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(17) shall be disregarded. B. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to members who enrolled in the pl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1522 Disability retirement benefits
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§1522. Disability retirement benefits A.(1) A member shall be eligible to receive disability retirement benefits from this fund if he is certified to have a total and permanent disability pursuant to R.S. 11:218 and one of the following applies: (a) The member's disability was ca…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1523 Survivor benefits
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§1523. Survivor benefits A. Upon the death of any actively contributing member who has credit for less than five years service, the amount of his accumulated employee contributions shall be paid to such person as he shall have nominated by written designation, duly executed and f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1524 Optional benefit payments
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§1524. Optional benefit payments A. Upon applying for regular or disability retirement benefits and prior to receiving any such benefits, an applicant may elect to receive benefits payable throughout his life or until cessation of total and permanent disability, as the case may b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1525 Guaranteed return of accumulated contributions
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§1525. Guaranteed return of accumulated contributions A. A member or former member who has not retired, though he may be entitled to any retirement benefits from the fund, may, by written instrument duly acknowledged and filed with the board of trustees, upon termination of his m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1526 Exemption from taxes and execution
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§1526. Exemption from taxes and execution The right of any person to receive a regular, disability, survivor, or other benefit from the fund, including the right to receive a refund of accumulated employee contributions and any optional benefit and any other right accrued or accr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1527 Conditions for payment of benefit
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§1527. Conditions for payment of benefit No regular, disability, survivor, or other benefit from the fund, including a refund of accumulated employee contributions and any optional benefit, shall be payable until and unless an application therefor is filed with the board providin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1528 Deferred retirement
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§1528. Deferred retirement A. If the services as an employee or clerk of court of any member hired on or before December 31, 2010, who has twelve or more years of credited service are terminated prior to the time the member becomes fifty-five years of age, the former member may l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1529 Commencement of benefits
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§1529. Commencement of benefits If an application for any benefits is received by the board within ninety days of the date the applicant became eligible for the benefit, benefits shall be paid retroactive to the date of becoming eligible therefor. If an application for any benefi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:153 Purchase of service credit for military service
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§153. Purchase of service credit for military service A. Any member of a state or statewide public retirement system shall be eligible to purchase credit for regular or nonregular military service, subject to the provisions of this Section. B. For purposes of this Section: (1) Re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1530 Deferred Retirement Option Plan
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§1530. Deferred Retirement Option Plan A.(1) The system shall establish a Deferred Retirement Option Plan Account which shall be a part of the system fund. (2) The system shall maintain subaccounts within this account reflecting the credits attributed to each participant in the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1531 Maximum benefits
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§1531. Maximum benefits A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this pension plan to the contrary, no member shall receive a benefit in any year in excess of the sum of the maximum employer-financed benefit and the member-financed benefit. The maximum employer-financed benefit …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1532 Direct rollover of eligible rollover distributions
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§1532. Direct rollover of eligible rollover distributions A. Notwithstanding any provision of this pension plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee's election under this Section, a distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the board o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1533 Internal Revenue Code qualification requirements
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§1533. Internal Revenue Code qualification requirements A. The assets of this pension plan shall be held for the exclusive benefit of the employees who are or become participating members of the pension plan and their survivors and beneficiaries, and of retirees and their survivo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:154 Tax sheltering of employee contributions to retirement
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§154. Tax sheltering of employee contributions to retirement A. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to the following public retirement systems and pension funds: (1) Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. (2) Louisiana State Police Retirement System. (3) Lou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1541 Board of trustees; membership; officers; vacancies
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§1541. Board of trustees; membership; officers; vacancies A. The board of trustees shall be composed of eleven members as follows: (1) The president of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association who shall be the president of the board. (2) The first vice president of the Louisiana…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1542 Board of trustees; powers and duties
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§1542. Board of trustees; powers and duties The board of trustees shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To carry a blanket fidelity insurance policy covering all officers and employees who handle the money or securities of the fund in the amount of five hundred thousand…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1543 Board of trustees; oath of office
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§1543. Board of trustees; oath of office Each trustee shall, not later than the first board meeting following his election or appointment, take an oath of office that he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board, and that he will not knowingly or willingly …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1544 Board of trustees; voting
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§1544. Board of trustees; voting Each trustee shall be entitled to one vote on any and all actions before the board, with a majority of concurring votes being required for every decision or action by the board at any of its meetings. No decision or action shall become effective u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1545 Board of trustees; custodian of fund; investment of fund
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§1545. Board of trustees; custodian of fund; investment of fund The board shall be the custodian and the trustees of the fund and all system monies shall be held in trust or invested for the exclusive benefit of system members and beneficiaries, present and future. The board may …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1546 Private interest of trustees and employees in financial operation of system prohibited
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§1546. Private interest of trustees and employees in financial operation of system prohibited No trustee and no employee of the board of trustees shall have any direct interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the board of trustees, nor as such receive any pay or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1547 Secretary of the board
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§1547. Secretary of the board A. The secretary shall maintain in books provided for the purpose a full and complete record of all proceedings of the board, particularly with reference to the investment of funds belonging to the fund. He shall file and keep all correspondence of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1548 Payment of warrants
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§1548. Payment of warrants All monies paid from the fund shall be paid by the secretary of the board only upon warrants signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the secretary of the board. No warrants shall be drawn except by orders of the board, duly entered upo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1549 Cost-of-living adjustments
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§1549. Cost-of-living adjustments A. The board of trustees may, upon majority vote of the board, grant or provide a cost-of-living adjustment to retired members who have been retired for at least one full calendar year as provided for in Subsection D, but only in the event that: …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:155 Receipt of benefits
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§155. Receipt of benefits Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary and specifically the laws governing all public, state, municipal, or parochial retirement systems, allowing "optional allowances", no member, retiree, beneficiary, or survivor shall be entitled …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:156 Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree benefit checks
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§156. Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree benefit checks Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the employee contributions for accident and health and life insurance coverage to be payable by any member, retiree, beneficiary, or survivor …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1561 Dedication and payment of certain tax revenue
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§1561. Dedication and payment of certain tax revenue A. Each sheriff and ex officio tax collector or other person responsible for the collection of taxes shown to be collectible on the tax rolls of each parish other than Orleans shall deduct one-fourth of one percent of those tax…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1562 Employee and employer contributions
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§1562. Employee and employer contributions A. The clerk of the supreme court, each of the courts of appeal, each of the district courts, and each of the city and traffic courts in the city of New Orleans, and the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association, the Louisiana Clerks' of Cou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1563 Deficiencies
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§1563. Deficiencies If at any time the monies of the fund are insufficient to pay each retiree and beneficiary the full amount to which he is entitled, equal percentages of the full amount shall be paid to each retiree and beneficiary until the fund is replenished so as to warran…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:157 Firefighters' Retirement System; Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System;
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§157. Firefighters' Retirement System; Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System; optional membership; refund of employee contributions; irrevocable election; reenrollment; membership verification information A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1575 Establishment of plan
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§1575. Establishment of plan There is hereby created a separate, unfunded, nonqualified excess benefit plan containing the terms and provisions set forth in this Part and intended to be a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement, as defined in Section 415(m)(3) of the In…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:1576 Definitions
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§1576. Definitions A. All definitions prescribed in Part I of this Chapter are applicable to the plan created pursuant to this Part unless a different definition is set forth in this Part, or the context in which a term is used in this Part indicates a different meaning than that…
