Chapter 45-21 - RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Section 45-21-1 - Purpose of chapter
Section 45-21-2 - Definitions
Section 45-21-3 - Effective date of operations
Section 45-21-4 - Acceptance by municipalities - Effective date
Section 45-21-5 - Procedure for withdrawal of municipality
Section 45-21-6 - Settlement on withdrawal from system
Section 45-21-7 - Liability of municipalities - Enforcement
Section 45-21-8 - Membership in system
Section 45-21-8.1 - Exclusion of elected city, town council or other elected members
Section 45-21-9 - Prior service credit of members joining by election - Purchase of credit for prior service
Section 45-21-10 - Information furnished as to members - Classification
Section 45-21-11 - Cessation of membership
Section 45-21-12 - Statements as to prior service
Section 45-21-12.1 - Credit for service as a teacher or state employee
Section 45-21-13 - Verification of prior service
Section 45-21-14 - Computation of years of service
Section 45-21-14.1 - [Repealed]
Section 45-21-14.2 - Leave of absence credits
Section 45-21-15 - Prior service certificate
Section 45-21-16 - Retirement on service allowance
Section 45-21-16.1 - [Repealed]
Section 45-21-16.2 - Electronic funds transfer
Section 45-21-17 - Service retirement allowance
Section 45-21-17.1 - Optional service retirement benefits - Applicability to members of city or town legislative bodies
Section 45-21-17.2 - Social security supplemental option
Section 45-21-18 - Deferred allowance on service retirement before minimum age
Section 45-21-19 - Retirement for ordinary disability
Section 45-21-20 - Ordinary disability allowance
Section 45-21-21 - Retirement for accidental disability
Section 45-21-22 - Accidental disability allowance
Section 45-21-23 - Periodical examination of disability annuitants - Placement on employment lists
Section 45-21-24 - Adjustment of disability allowances on return to work - Discontinuance for refusal to submit to examination
Section 45-21-25 - Accidental death benefits
Section 45-21-26 - Ordinary death benefits
Section 45-21-27 - Benefit on death of retired employee
Section 45-21-28 - Refund of contributions on cessation of membership
Section 45-21-29 - Repayment of refunded contributions - Reinstatement of service credit
Section 45-21-30 - Optional benefits on service retirement
Section 45-21-31 - Offset of workers' compensation or personal injury recovery
Section 45-21-32 - Retirement system established as corporation - Management
Section 45-21-33 - Information furnished by municipalities
Section 45-21-34 - Annual report and statement
Section 45-21-35 - Legal adviser - General treasurer - Executive director - Assistant director
Section 45-21-36 - Clerical and professional assistance - Appropriations and disbursements
Section 45-21-37 - Vouchers for payment of benefits
Section 45-21-38 - Receipt of contributions - Investment of funds
Section 45-21-39 - Credit of interest
Section 45-21-40 - Improper interest in investments of board
Section 45-21-41 - Members' contributions - payroll deductions - certification to board
Section 45-21-41.1 - Municipality payment of member contributions
Section 45-21-42 - Contributions by municipalities
Section 45-21-42.1 - Payment of administrative expenses of the retirement board and maintaining the retirement system - Restricted receipt account
Section 45-21-42.2 - Fiscal impact of proposed legislation impacting the retirement system
Section 45-21-43 - Accounts and records - Reserve accounts
Section 45-21-43.1 - Actuarial cost method
Section 45-21-44 - Guaranties by municipalities - Adjustment of contribution rates
Section 45-21-45 - Tax exemption
Section 45-21-46 - Forfeiture for fraudulent claims
Section 45-21-47 - Reserved power to amend or repeal - Vested rights
Section 45-21-48 - 45-21-50 - [Repealed]
Section 45-21-51 - Persons eligible for optional benefits - Time of election - Modification or revocation - Effective date
Section 45-21-51.1 - Optional annuity protection - Election of option by member
Section 45-21-52 - Automatic increase in service retirement allowance
Section 45-21-53 - Armed service credit
Section 45-21-54 - Reemployment of retired members
Section 45-21-54.1 - Reemployment of retired members related to covid-19
Section 45-21-55 - Retired members of the town of Warren
Section 45-21-56 - Credit for other municipal service
Section 45-21-57 - Life insurance benefits
Section 45-21-58 - Credits for layoffs
Section 45-21-59 - Effect of deferral and/or reduction of salary
Section 45-21-60 - Pensioners and beneficiaries of Plan No. 3023 - Town of North Kingstown
Section 45-21-61 - Purchase of credit while serving a prison sentence - Prohibited
Section 45-21-62 - Purchase of credits for continuous municipal service
Section 45-21-63 - Health insurance coverage of retired municipal employees
Section 45-21-64 - Purchase of service credits payable by installment
Section 45-21-65 - Other post-employment benefits - OPEB trusts
Section 45-21-66 - Severability
Section 45-21-67 - Central falls retirees - settlement agreement