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Title 45 - Towns and Cities
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Chapter 45-21 Retirement of Municipal Employees
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Section 45-21-14.1 Repealed.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Section 45-21-16.1 Repealed.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. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
Section 45-21-41.1.1 Municipality payment of member contributions. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
Section 45-21-42 Contributions by municipalities. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
Section 45-21-42.1 Contributions by municipalities. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
Section 45-21-42.1.1 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 45-21-55 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.