{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-47-25-80","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 47-25-80","heading":"Requirements for receiving benefits.","body":"In order for a member to be eligible to receive retirement benefits under this chapter, he or she must have:\n(1) Served as a regularly qualified and commissioned chief magistrate or as the secretary-treasurer for at least eight years;\n(2) Fully complied with this chapter;\n(3) Terminated his or her official capacity as a chief magistrate or as the secretary-treasurer;\n(4) Attained the age of 60 years;\n(5) Filed with the board his or her application for such retirement, on a form to be furnished by the board, within a period of 90 days, or as soon thereafter as possible, after reaching the age of 60 years or after termination of his or her official capacity as a chief magistrate or as the secretary-treasurer, whichever may occur last in point of time; and\n(6) Had his or her application for retirement approved by the board.","path":["TITLE 47 Retirement and Pensions","CHAPTER 25 Magistrates Retirement Fund","Article 5 Benefits"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.47.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"ff7f843aa9214a0a9a7b496064c54b374c04dfddd1fd7d6ecca3a1e84e65156f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-47-25-60","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-47-25-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}