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Utah Code § 49-16-402: Calculation of retirement allowance.

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  1. Title 49 Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act
  2. Chapter 49-16 Firefighters' Retirement Act
  3. Part 49-16-4 Defined Benefit

(1) A retiree under this system shall receive an allowance equal to:

(a) 2.5% of final average monthly salary multiplied by the number of years of service credit, limited to 20 years; plus

(b) 2% of final average monthly salary, multiplied by the number of years of service credit in excess of 20 years.

(2) The minimum allowance payable under this section is $500.

(3)

(a) Except as modified by cost-of-living adjustments and except as provided under Subsection (3)(b), an allowance under this system may not exceed 70% of a firefighter service employee's final average monthly salary.

(b) The allowance limitation under Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to a member who initially retires on or after July 1, 2010.

Collected 2026-09-03T11:34:33Z. Source file · JSON

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