{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-49-18-401","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 49-18-401","heading":"Eligibility for an allowance -- Date of retirement -- Qualifications.","body":"(1) A member is qualified to receive an allowance when:\n(a) the member has a bona fide termination of employment before the member's retirement date and provides evidence of the termination;\n(b) the member has submitted to the office a retirement application form that states the member's proposed retirement date; and\n(c) one of the following conditions is met as of the member's retirement date:\n(i) the member has accrued at least six years of service credit and has attained an age of 70 years;\n(ii) the member has accrued at least 10 years of service credit and has attained an age of 62 years;\n(iii) the member has accrued at least 20 years of service credit and has attained an age of 55 years; or\n(iv) the member has accrued at least 25 years of service credit.\n(2)\n(a) The member's retirement date:\n(i) shall be the 1st or the 16th day of the month, as selected by the member;\n(ii) shall be on or after the date of termination; and\n(iii) may not be more than 90 days before or after the date the application is received by the office.\n(b) A member may not be employed by a participating employer in the system established by this chapter on the retirement date selected under Subsection (2)(a)(i).","path":["Title 49 Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act","Chapter 49-18 Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act","Part 49-18-4 Defined Benefit"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title49/Chapter18/49-18-S401.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"a06f8e1772eadf22ca5d0c9219a3751e3bafd00e15ac5861725847f506fd4a8f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-49-18-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-49-18-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}