{"data":{"id":"us-nm/10-12b-15.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"10-12B-15.1","heading":"Qualified pension recipient; cost-of-living-adjustment wait period; declining increase.","body":"A. Pursuant to the Judicial Retirement Act, a qualified pension recipient is a:\n(1) normal retired member who retires:\n(a) on or before June 30, 2014 and has been retired for at least two full calendar years from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted;\n(b) between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015 and has been retired for at least three full calendar years from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted;\n(c) between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 and has been retired for at least four full calendar years from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted; or\n(d) on or after July 1, 2016 and has been retired for at least seven full calendar years from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted;\n(2) normal retired member who is at least sixty-five years of age and has been retired for at least one full calendar year from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted;\n(3) disability retired member who has been retired for at least one full calendar year from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted;\n(4) survivor beneficiary who has received a survivor pension for at least two full calendar years; or\n(5) survivor beneficiary of a deceased retired member who otherwise would have been retired at least two full calendar years from the effective date of the latest retirement prior to July 1 of the year in which the pension is being adjusted.\nB. A qualified pension recipient may decline an increase in a pension by giving the association written notice of the decision to decline the increase at least thirty days prior to the date the increase would take effect.","path":["Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees","ARTICLE 12B Judicial Retirement"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18510/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"1685c6d2948739b4b567ae729ad70f5ce933de345141d34576915038ab7c0041","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/10-12b-15","next":"us-nm/10-12b-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}