La. Consolidated Public Retirement § 11:726

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671

Section 11:726 - Termination of membership; withdrawal from service after five years; regular retirement

A. Membership in this system shall cease when a member having less than twenty years of service under this system:

(1) Absents himself from service for more than five years in any period of six consecutive years.

(2) Withdraws his accumulated contributions.

(3) Retires.

(4) Dies.

B.

(1) However, any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before June 30, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and, upon reaching age sixty, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.

(2) Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after July 1, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and, upon reaching age sixty-two, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.

La. Consolidated Public Retirement § 11:726

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 236, §1; Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 3, §2, eff. June 1, 1975; Redesignated from R.S. 17:596 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 226, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.

Amended by Acts 2014, No. 226,s. 1, eff. 6/30/2014.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 236, §1; Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 3, §2, eff. 6/1/1975; Redesignated from R.S. 17:596 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. 6/25/1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. 7/1/2001.