Section 6-26-2 - Effective date of retirementThe effective date of retirement shall be as follows:
(1) Service retirement: the date specified in the written application, which date shall not be less than thirty days nor more than one hundred fifty days subsequent to the date of filing. Retirement shall be effective on the first day of the month, except for the month of December when retirement on the first or last day of the month shall be allowed.(2) Ordinary disability retirement: no earlier than thirty days from the date the application was filed or the date the member terminated service, whichever is later. A member whose application is approved by the board while the member is still in service may terminate service and retire at any time following the approval; provided that retirement shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month the member terminates employment or goes off the payroll, except for the month of December when retirement on the first or last day of the month shall be allowed.(3) Service-connected disability retirement: the date the application is filed with the system, if the applicant is off the payroll as of that date. If an applicant who files an application for service-connected disability retirement continues to work at the applicant's regular job, or remains on the payroll by taking paid sick or vacation leave of absence, the effective date of retirement shall be the date the applicant terminates employment or goes off the payroll. [Eff 2/9/89; am and comp NOV 26 2009] (Auth: HRS § 88-28) (Imp: HRS §§ 88-73, 88-75, 88-79, 88-8388-281, 88-283, 88-284, 88-286, 88-331, 88-333, 88-334, 88-336)