{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-retirement-social-security-law-651","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Retirement \u0026 Social Security Law § 651","heading":"Reduction of retirement age","body":"§ 651. Reduction of retirement age. a. A member described in section\nsix hundred fifty of this article may, subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision b of this section (and notwithstanding the provisions for\nbenefit reduction contained in subdivision a of section four hundred\nforty-two and subdivision c of section five hundred four of this\nchapter), retire without reduction of his or her service retirement\nbenefit prior to the attainment of the normal retirement age in\naccordance with the following schedule:\n  (i) For each full year of covered employment occurring prior to\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred seventy-one, his or her normal\nretirement age shall be reduced by six months; and\n  (ii) For each full year of covered employment occurring prior to\nJanuary first, two thousand nine which is subsequent to December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy, his or her normal retirement age\nshall be reduced by four months.\n  b. Provided however, that nothing herein:\n  (i) Shall permit a member of Tier one to retire, other than for\ndisability, prior to the attainment of age fifty, or a member of Tier\ntwo, three or four to retire, other than for disability, prior to the\nattainment of age fifty-five; and\n  (ii) Shall be construed to affect any other condition or requirement\nof any general, special or local law.","path":["Retirement \u0026 Social Security Law","Article 16. Reduction In Retirement Age For Certain Members"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RSS/651","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"72e3f8480ae2ba9f6895aa31577bc14ea8c0d78f8c0cd3109709486e6b5913e0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-retirement-social-security-law-650","next":"us-ny/n.y.-retirement-social-security-law-652"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}