Title 11, Consolidated Public Retirement
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La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2165.6 Disability retirement
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§2165.6. Disability retirement A. Eligibility for disability benefits, procedures for application for disability benefits, procedures for the certification of continuing eligibility for disability benefits, the authority of the board of trustees to modify disability benefits, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2165.7 Application
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§2165.7. Application The provisions of the applicable Tier 1 plan shall apply to Tier 2 for any matter on which this Part is silent. In case of any conflict between the provisions of Tier 1 and Tier 2, Tier 2 shall prevail. Acts 2012, No. 719, §1, eff. June 30, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:217 Disability vesting
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§217. Disability vesting Any member of a state or statewide retirement system who has completed twenty years of creditable service, and who has withdrawn from active service prior to the age at which he is eligible to begin receiving retirement benefits, shall be eligible in the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2171 Creation of sheriffs' pension and relief fund; board of trustees a public corporation; domicile
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§2171. Creation of sheriffs' pension and relief fund; board of trustees a public corporation; domicile There is created a sheriffs' pension and relief fund for each parish, and for the civil and criminal sheriffs for the parish of Orleans, and for their deputies. A public corpora…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2172 Amendment of plan
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§2172. Amendment of plan A. The provisions of the pension and relief fund established by R.S. 11:2171 through 2184 may be amended by action of the legislature in the same manner as any other statute may be amended by the legislature. In addition, action of the board with respect …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2173 Board of trustees; executive counsel; educational requirements
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§2173. Board of trustees; executive counsel; educational requirements A. The board of trustees shall consist of sixteen voting members as follows: (1) One member, who shall be an active or retired sheriff, and shall be elected by the members of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2174 Remittance of percentage of taxes collected to fund; membership; salary deductions;
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§2174. Remittance of percentage of taxes collected to fund; membership; salary deductions; deficiency in fund; credit A. The Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund shall be composed as follows: Each sheriff, except in the parish of Orleans, shall deduct annually one-half of one percen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2174.1 Credit for out-of-state full-time law enforcement service; actuarial purchase
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§2174.1. Credit for out-of-state full-time law enforcement service; actuarial purchase A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any member who has at least eighteen months of creditable service in this fund shall be eligible to obtain credit for full-time…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2174.2 Transfer of service credit; purchase of accrual rate
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§2174.2. Transfer of service credit; purchase of accrual rate Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 11:143 to the contrary, any member who has been an active member of this system for at least one year and who has service credit in another Louisiana public retirement system may e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2175 Blanket fidelity insurance policy; powers of board; rehired retirees; refund of
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§2175. Blanket fidelity insurance policy; powers of board; rehired retirees; refund of contributions; restrictions on payments; warrants; deposits; investments A. The board shall carry a blanket fidelity insurance policy covering each officer handling the money or securities of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2175.1 Funding deposit account
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§2175.1. Funding deposit account A.(1) There shall be established a funding deposit account. Such account shall be credited and charged solely as provided in this Section. (2) The balance in the account shall be set equal to zero as of December 31, 2008. (3)(a) Notwithstanding th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2176 Reversion of funds prohibited
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§2176. Reversion of funds prohibited A.(1) At no time shall it be possible for the fund assets to be used for, or diverted to, any person other than for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries, except that contributions made by the employer may be returned to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2177 Duties of executive director
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§2177. Duties of executive director The executive director shall be the fund administrator and shall perform those duties delegated and assigned by the board of trustees for the efficient operation of all business of the fund. Acts 1991, No. 61, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2178 Disability benefits; retirement benefits; death benefits
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§2178. Disability benefits; retirement benefits; death benefits A. For purposes of this Section, the term "final average compensation" shall mean: (1) For any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in the system began prior to July 1, 2006, the member's …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2178.1 Back-Deferred Retirement Option Plan
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§2178.1. Back-Deferred Retirement Option Plan A.(1) There is hereby created a plan named the "Back-Deferred Retirement Option Plan" which shall be referred to in this Chapter as "Back-DROP". (2) In lieu of receiving a service retirement allowance pursuant to this Chapter, an acti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2179 Benefit limits
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§2179. Benefit limits A. The retirement benefit of any member of the pension and relief fund shall not exceed the maximum benefit allowed to public safety employees under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. For purposes of this Section, any increase in t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:218 Application and examination procedures; certification of disability
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§218. Application and examination procedures; certification of disability A. Any eligible member of a state or statewide retirement system listed in this Subpart who acquires a disability may apply for disability benefits to the board of trustees of the retirement system of which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2180 Limitations on payment of benefits
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§2180. Limitations on payment of benefits A.(1) The payment of benefits made under R.S. 11:2178 shall be subject to the limitations of this Section. (2) The payment of benefits shall commence not later than April first of the year following the later of the calendar year in which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2180.1 Early payment of benefits
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§2180.1. Early payment of benefits A. In the event of plan termination, the benefit of any highly compensated employee including an active highly compensated employee and a former employee who was a highly compensated employee, is limited to a benefit that is nondiscriminatory un…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2180.2 Compensation limited
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§2180.2. Compensation limited A. In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the plan, and notwithstanding any other provisions of the plan to the contrary, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the annual compensation of each employee taken into acco…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2180.3 Transfer of benefits
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§2180.3. Transfer of benefits A. This Section applies to distributions made on or after January 1, 1993. Notwithstanding any provisions of the plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee's election under this Section, a distributee may elect, at the time and in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2180.4 Payment of benefits by electronic funds transfer
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§2180.4. Payment of benefits by electronic funds transfer A. Any benefit payable under this Chapter for which a member or beneficiary becomes eligible on or after July 1, 1999, shall be paid through an electronic transfer of funds. B. Any benefit recipient, or the legal represent…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2180.5 Establishment of Excess Benefit Plan
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§2180.5. Establishment of Excess Benefit Plan A. There is hereby created a separate, unfunded, nonqualified excess benefit plan containing the terms and provisions set forth in this Section and intended to be a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement, as defined in Sect…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2181 Physical examination; delinquency
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§2181. Physical examination; delinquency A.(1) In order for any applicant to be eligible for membership in the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund, such applicant must complete the enrollment process including a physical examination to be paid by the employing sheriff. If the curre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2182 Exemption from execution
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§2182. Exemption from execution Any annuity, retirement allowance or benefits, or refund of contributions, or any optional benefit or any other benefit paid to any person under the provisions of the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund is exempt from any state or municipal tax and i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2183 Time for filing claim
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§2183. Time for filing claim Any claim for death or disability benefit shall be filed with the board of trustees within one year from the date of disability or death. Added by Acts 1954, No. 239, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1459 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2184 Preservation of rights
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§2184. Preservation of rights The failure to re-enact all or any part of Subsections D, E, F and L of R.S. 11:2178 shall not affect the rights of the recipients to continue to receive the benefits presently being paid thereunder. Added by Acts 1954, No. 239, §1; Redesignated from…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2185 Retirement; purchase of firearm
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§2185. Retirement; purchase of firearm A. Any sheriff or deputy sheriff who retires and who is in good standing with the Louisiana Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund shall be entitled to purchase his firearm at fair market value upon retirement, subject to approval by the sheriff.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2186 Reemployment of a member under Section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code
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§2186. Reemployment of a member under Section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code The qualified military service of a member who has been reemployed under the terms of Section 414(u) of the Internal Revenue Code shall be treated, for vesting and benefit accrual purposes, as servi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:219 State Medical Disability Board
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§219. State Medical Disability Board A. The State Medical Disability Board shall be composed of physicians appointed by the board of trustees of each state and statewide retirement system, with each physician serving at the pleasure of the board of trustees that appointed him. Ea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:22 Methods of actuarial valuation established
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§22. Methods of actuarial valuation established A. The provisions of this Section govern the funding methods utilized by state and statewide public retirement systems to determine actuarially required contributions. B. The following funding methods shall be utilized to determine …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:220 Certification of continuing eligibility for disability benefits
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§220. Certification of continuing eligibility for disability benefits A. Once each year during the first five years following retirement of a member of a state or statewide retirement system on a disability retirement allowance, and once in every three-year period thereafter, the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:221 Authority of retirement boards to modify benefits; earnings statements
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§221. Authority of retirement boards to modify benefits; earnings statements A.(1) Should the board of trustees of a state or statewide retirement system determine that a disability beneficiary is engaged in a gainful occupation paying more than the difference between his retirem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2211 Name and date of establishment
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§2211. Name and date of establishment A. A retirement system is hereby established and placed under the management of the board of trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Chapter for municipal policemen in the st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2212 Repealed by Acts 1991, No
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§2212. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 645, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2371.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2213 Definitions
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§2213. Definitions The following words and phrases, as used in this Chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by context, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Accumulated contributions" shall mean the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a mem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2214 Membership
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§2214. Membership A. The membership of the retirement system shall be composed as follows: (1) All persons who are members on September 7, 1977, shall remain members as a condition of their employment. (2)(a)(i) Except as provided further in this Paragraph, any person who becomes…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2214.1 Termination of membership; certain elected officials
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§2214.1. Termination of membership; certain elected officials A member of this system who is elected, who is eligible for retirement from this system, and who is eligible, for the same employment, for membership in another statewide retirement system may terminate his membership …
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2214.2 Persons becoming eligible for membership while employed and members of another public retirement system, plan, or fund
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§2214.2. Persons becoming eligible for membership while employed and members of another public retirement system, plan, or fund A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person employed in a position as defined in R.S. 11:2213(11) and who is a member of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2215 City of Houma; optional membership in systems
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§2215. City of Houma; optional membership in systems A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:2214 or of any other law to the contrary, any person who becomes an employee of the police department of the city of Houma after September 12, 1975 may elect to become a member of ei…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2216 City of Lake Charles; mandatory membership for certain employees; permissive transfer of employees
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§2216. City of Lake Charles; mandatory membership for certain employees; permissive transfer of employees A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:2214(A)(1) or of any other law to the contrary, all persons who become employees, as defined in R.S. 11:2213, of the city of Lake…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2217 City of Shreveport; mandatory membership for certain employees
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§2217. City of Shreveport; mandatory membership for certain employees Notwithstanding the provision of R.S. 11:2214(A)(1), R.S. 11:3711, or any other law to the contrary, all persons who become employees, as defined in R.S. 11:2213, of the city of Shreveport on and after July 12,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2218 Creditable service
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§2218. Creditable service A. Immediately after the establishment of the system the board of trustees shall request all information regarding service for which credit is claimed by members. Upon verification of the statements of service the board shall issue a prior service certif…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2218.1 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§2218.1. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 733, §5, No. 1028, §5, and No. 1176, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2219 Repealed by Acts 2020, No
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§2219. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 249, §2, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:222 Exemption from restrictions on other income for persons confined to a wheelchair; state police; municipal police; sheriffs
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§222. Exemption from restrictions on other income for persons confined to a wheelchair; state police; municipal police; sheriffs A. Any disability beneficiary of the Louisiana State Police Retirement System or of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System receiving disabil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2220 Benefits; contribution limit
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§2220. Benefits; contribution limit A. Eligibility for normal retirement, early retirement, and limitations. (1)(a) Any member of this system who has completed at least twenty-five years of creditable service regardless of age, any member who has completed at least twenty years o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2220.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§2220.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 511, §2, eff. June 20, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2220.2 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§2220.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 511, §2, eff. June 20, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 11:2220.3 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§2220.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 511, §2, eff. June 20, 2013.