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O.C.G.A. § 47-3-128 · Payment of accumulated contributions upon request after termination of membership; payment of taxable portion to eligible retirement plan.
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-129 · Rights when retire before 60 with ten years of service or 20 years before 1954; reestablishment of credits earned before that retirement.
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-130 · Commencement of benefits under this retirement system; retirement after January 1, 1943, but before the commencement date.
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-140 · Application of other state funded pension or retirement benefits to members and beneficiaries of this retirement system.
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-141 · Attempts to defraud the retirement system by means of false statements or falsified records; adjustment of erroneous payments.
O.C.G.A. § 47-3-142 · Rights and benefits of persons convicted of murder, voluntary manslaughter, or conspiracy to commit either upon a member or retiree.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-1 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-2 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-20 · Creation and administration of the retirement system; corporate powers and privileges; rights in actions; name under which retirement system business shall be transacted.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-21 · Creation and administration of the retirement fund.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-22 · Membership of the board; expenses and per diem; quorum for the transaction of business; chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the board.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-23 · Exemption of members of the board from liability for their acts, omissions, and conduct; indemnification of members of the board.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-24 · Legal adviser of the board.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-25 · Powers and duties of the board.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-26 · Power of board over funds; special account for deposit of funds and payment of benefits and expenses; investment powers; power to employ agents.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-27 · Power of board to take, hold, and invest any gift, grant, or bequest.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-28 · Duty of board to keep records of accounts in granting benefits and records of the operations of the board; annual financial statement to the General Assembly.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-29 · Appropriations for employer contributions; creation of an expense fund; payment prior to commencement date of employer contributions and expenses of retirement system.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-30 · Plan year designated.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-40 · Eligibility; leaves of absence; termination; transfer of service credits.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-41 · Membership of persons employed by local units of administration which operate local retirement systems.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-60 · Amount of contributions; manner of payment.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-61 · Date for start of employee contributions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-80 · Determination of membership service; prior service credit and prior service certificate; creditable service; credit for membership in Teachers Retirement System.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-81 · Effect of appropriations on credit for prior service.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-100 · Normal, early, and delayed retirement; vesting of right to a retirement benefit.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-101 · Retirement benefits payable upon normal, early, or delayed retirement.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-102 · Optional retirement benefits.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-103 · Disability retirement benefits; determination of disability.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-104 · Benefits payable upon the death of a member; refunds to members whose employment has been terminated.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-105 · Postretirement benefit adjustments.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-106 · Return to public service of retired member.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-120 · Exemption of rights and benefits from state and local taxes and from legal process; restriction on assignability.
O.C.G.A. § 47-4-121 · Attempts to defraud the retirement system by means of false statements or falsified records; adjustment of erroneous payments.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-1 · Legislative intent; construction of this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-2 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-20 · Creation of board of trustees.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-21 · Membership of board.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-22 · Officers of the board of trustees; election; merger of offices of secretary and treasurer; compensation of the secretary and treasurer; treasurer’s performance bond.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-23 · Powers of the board of trustees generally.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-24 · Powers of board with regard to funds held by it.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-25 · Valuation of assets of the retirement system.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-26 · Duty of board of trustees to file an annual financial report with each member employer; filing of objections to transactions shown in such report.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-27 · Payment of administrative expenses of the board of trustees; allocation of expenses among member municipalities.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-28 · Accounts for participating employees, member employers, and as otherwise required; authorization of funds; commingling restriction.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-29 · Periodic determination of principal and income of the funds; periodic merger of principal and income; method for determination of principal value of each unit of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-30 · Periodic audit of the accounts of the board of trustees; contents and availability of report of such audit; standard of care in conduct of the audit and liability of auditors.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-40 · Power of employers to establish retirement plans; benefits under such plans; power to implement such plans by contract; financing of such plans.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-41 · Establishment and use of master plans.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-42 · Provisions of contracts and plans.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-43 · Provisions for early and normal retirement ages.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-44 · Credit for prior service.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-45 · Uninterrupted participation during transfer from one member municipality to another.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-46 · Transfer of credits.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-47 · Return of contributions to employee or employee’s estate.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-70 · Creation of debts of the state under this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-71 · Exemption from levy, attachment, or other process of funds held by the board of trustees or for its account; assignment of benefits or contracts established under this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 47-5-72 · Exemption of chapter from regulation under Title 33.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-20 · Creation and administration of the retirement system; commencement of operations; corporate powers and privileges; name in which retirement system to transact business.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-21 · Creation of the office of executive secretary.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-22 · Powers and duties of the board of trustees.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-23 · Investment powers of board; members’ and employees’ dealings with funds; vouchers for payments.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-24 · Members’ account; accumulation account; crediting of interest and dividends.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-25 · Plan year designated.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-40 · Qualifications for membership; irrevocable election for certain members of General Assembly; membership of persons who cease to become members before age 60; termination of membership; application for additional creditable service.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-41 · [Reserved] Transition of membership from Georgia Legislative Retirement System to Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; current beneficiaries; state contributions; rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-42 · State contributions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-60 · Employee contributions to the retirement system; payment of employee contributions on behalf of the member; additional contributions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-70 · Creditable service.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-70.1 · Prior service credit for military service.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-70.2 · Reestablishment of creditable service by current members who ceased being members of General Assembly and who withdrew retirement contributions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-80 · Eligibility and application for a retirement allowance; early retirement; monthly retirement allowance; amount of retirement allowance; compliance with federal tax laws; increases in retirement allowance.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-81 · Optional retirement allowances.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-82 · Manner in which retirement allowances to be paid; termination of payments upon death.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-83 · Payments made upon the death of a member, upon death of a beneficiary who has not elected an optional retirement allowance, or upon death of a member before retirement.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-84 · Termination of retirement allowance upon return to service; retirement benefits for retired members returning to service in the General Assembly; board of trustees to be notified within 30 days if public employer employs retired plan member.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-85 · Refund of accumulated contributions upon termination of membership.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-100 · Exemption of rights and benefits from taxation; exemption from legal process; assignability.
O.C.G.A. § 47-6-101 · Attempts to defraud the retirement system by means of false statements or falsified records; adjustment of erroneous payments.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-2 · Purpose of fund; legislative intent.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-20 · Membership of the board; manner of election; compensation and expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-21 · Creation of the office of executive director of the board; appointment of the executive director; compensation; bond.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-22 · Legal adviser to the board.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-23 · Powers and duties of the board generally.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-24 · Power of the board to accept and use any gift, grant, or bequest.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-25 · Annual audit of the fund.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-26 · Power of board to determine eligibility for membership or retirement of any volunteer firefighter unable to attend the prescribed number of drills, meetings, and fires.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-27 · Power of board to grant retirement benefit increases.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-40 · Eligibility to apply for membership; transfer of Georgia Class Nine Fire Department Pension Fund.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-41 · Effect of withdrawal of contributions or termination of employment; inactive membership; eligibility for reinstatement; credit for time spent on leave of absence and resumption of payments to fund upon reinstatement as active member.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-42 · Application for membership by firemen and volunteer firemen previously not members.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-43 · Employees of the fund.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-60 · Dues required of active members; effect of failure to pay dues in timely manner; suspended membership.
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.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-80 · Transfer of service credits from one fire department to another.
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.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-82 · Fire department employees other than firefighters or volunteer firefighters.
O.C.G.A. § 47-7-83 · Service credit of member who is also member of Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund.