A. Any member who initially became a member prior to July 1, 2005 and has not less than eighteen years of service credit may elect to retire at any time between age fifty and age sixty and receive a monthly pension that is one-twelfth of the following formula:
Salary received
X.7 + (.005 X
Number of years
during the last
between age fifty
full year in office
and the age at
prior to retirement
retirement).
B. The provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Reciprocity Act [Chapter 10, Article 13A NMSA 1978] and the provisions of the Judicial Retirement Act regarding cost-of-living adjustments shall apply to the provisions of this section.
History: Laws 1992, ch. 111, § 12; 2005, ch. 246, § 5.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided the monthly early retirement pension of a member who initially became a member prior to July 1, 2005 in Subsection A.