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MO Rev Stat § 476.458 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.458 - Probate and magistrate judges shall retire, age, exception — may petition to serve beyond retirement age, when petition to be granted — elected judges to complete term.

Effective - 28 Aug 1976   476.458. Probate and magistrate judges shall retire, age, exception — may petition to serve beyond retirement age, when petition to be granted — elected judges to complete term. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, or by any other law, magistrate judges, probate judges, and probate ex officio magistrate judges shall retire at the age of seventy years and may participate, if otherwise eligible, in the retirement plan established by sections 476.515 to 476.570, except that, the provisions of sections 476.458, 478.015, 478.021, 478.071, 478.072, 482.040, 482.090, 482.230, 482.300 to 482.365 and 483.497 shall not prevent any person holding the office of magistrate judge, probate judge or probate ex officio magistrate judge, or any person elected or appointed to the office of magistrate judge, probate judge or probate ex officio magistrate judge from holding office during the remainder of the term to which he was elected or appointed.  2. Any magistrate judge, probate judge not under the nonpartisan court plan, or probate ex officio magistrate judge who on August 13, 1976, or within six months thereafter, is seventy years of age or older, may petition the commission on retirement, removal and discipline to continue to serve until age seventy-six if he has not completed a total of twelve years of service as a judge. Except as otherwise provided by any other law, any magistrate judge, probate judge not under the nonpartisan court plan, or probate ex officio magistrate judge, who is in office on August 13, 1976, may, within six months before attaining the age of seventy years, petition the commission on retirement, removal, and discipline to be allowed to serve after he has attained that age until age seventy-six or has completed a total of twelve years of service as a judge, whichever shall occur first. If the commission finds the petitioner to be able to perform his duties and approves such service, the petitioner may continue to serve as such a judge until age seventy-six if he has not completed a total of twelve years of service as a judge at such age. No person shall be permitted to serve as such a judge beyond the age of seventy-six years regardless of whether or not he has completed a total of twelve years except for the purpose of completing the term to which he was elected or appointed, as provided in subsection 1 of this section.  3. Any magistrate, regardless of age elected in 1976 to fill an unexpired term shall be permitted to complete that term. ­­-------- (L. 1976 H.B. 1317 & 1098 § 5)  (1978) Held, statute does not violate equal protection and due process. O'Neil v. Baine (Mo.), 568 S.W.2d 761.
MO Rev Stat § 476.460 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.460 - Special commissioner subject to temporary duty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   476.460. Special commissioner subject to temporary duty. — Each such special commissioner or referee shall be subject to call by the supreme court for temporary duty in any court of the state to render such duties as may be directed by the supreme court or as may now or hereafter be prescribed by law. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 476.470 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.470 - Judge not eligible for retirement, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   476.470. Judge not eligible for retirement, when. — Any judge retiring from office under the provisions of Section 27, Article V of the Constitution of Missouri, shall not be eligible for the retirement provided by sections 476.450 to 476.510 during the period of his compensation under such constitutional provisions, but upon the completion of such period he shall be and become eligible for the retirement privileges provided for in sections 476.450 to 476.510 if he be otherwise qualified as to age and length of service. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 476.480 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.480 - Judges convicted, impeached or removed from office ineligible — intentional killing of judge bars survivor benefits, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   476.480. Judges convicted, impeached or removed from office ineligible — intentional killing of judge bars survivor benefits, when. — 1. Sections 476.450 to 476.510 shall not apply to any person who has been convicted of a felony in any court or who has been impeached or removed from office for misconduct for acts involving moral turpitude.  2. The board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any beneficiary of a judge who is charged with the intentional killing of the judge without legal excuse or justification. A beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 4, A.L. 1993 S.B. 88, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356)
MO Rev Stat § 476.490 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.490 - Expenses of special commissioner.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   476.490. Expenses of special commissioner. — In addition to the compensation herein provided, any such special commissioner or referee shall be allowed and paid out of the general revenue, his actual expenses incurred in performing such services outside the county of his residence. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 5)
MO Rev Stat § 476.500 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.500 - Acceptance by judge — procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   476.500. Acceptance by judge — procedure. — Any person who desires to accept the provisions of sections 476.450 to 476.510 shall notify the governor in writing of such fact; and if he be qualified the governor shall certify such fact to the commissioner of administration and state auditor and to the chief justice of the supreme court. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 6)
MO Rev Stat § 476.510 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.510 - Practice of law permitted, when, requirements, exceptions.

Effective - 12 May 1981   476.510. Practice of law permitted, when, requirements, exceptions. — Any person under the age of seventy-six who retires or is retired under the provisions of sections 476.450 to 476.510 may engage in the practice of law if he makes himself available to serve as appointed defense counsel for indigent persons who may be charged with a violation of any of the criminal laws of this state. Such appointments shall not exceed six cases involving prosecution for a violation of a criminal law classified as a felony in any calendar year, and any person so appointed shall not receive any compensation therefor but may be reimbursed for his actual and necessary out-of-pocket expenses from funds appropriated for the support of public defender activities. The supreme court may excuse any such person from so serving as appointed defense counsel upon a showing of physical or mental condition which would preclude such service. Any person of the age of seventy-six or over who retires or is retired under the provisions of sections 476.450 to 476.510 may engage in the practice of law without making himself available to serve as appointed defense counsel. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 442 § 7, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al.)  Effective 5-12-81
MO Rev Stat § 476.515 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.515 - Definitions — reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by remarriage, when, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   476.515. Definitions — reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by remarriage, when, procedure. — 1. As used in sections 476.515 to 476.565, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:  (1) "Beneficiary", a surviving spouse married to the deceased judge continuously for a period of at least two years immediately preceding the judge's death or if there is no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.565, the term "beneficiary" shall mean any child under age twenty-one of the deceased judge, who shall share in the benefits on an equal basis with all other beneficiaries;  (2) "Benefit", a series of equal monthly payments payable during the life of a judge retiring pursuant to the provisions of sections 476.515 to 476.565 or payable to a beneficiary as provided in sections 476.515 to 476.565; all benefits paid pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.565 in excess of any contributions made to the system by a judge shall be considered to be a part of the compensation provided a judge for the judge's services;  (3) "Commissioner of administration", the commissioner of administration of the state of Missouri;  (4) "Judge", any person who has served or is serving as a judge or commissioner of the supreme court or of the court of appeals; or as a judge of any circuit court, probate court, magistrate court, court of common pleas or court of criminal corrections of this state; as a justice of the peace; or as commissioner or deputy commissioner of the circuit court appointed after February 29, 1972;  (5) "Salary", the total compensation paid for personal services as a judge by the state or any of its political subdivisions.  2. A surviving spouse whose benefits were terminated because of remarriage prior to October 1, 1984, shall, upon written application to the board within six months after October 1, 1984, have the surviving spouse's rights as a beneficiary restored. Benefits shall resume as of October 1, 1984. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 1, A.L. 1977 S.B. 364, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370 merged with S.B. 491, A.L. 1988 S.B. 425, A.L. 1989 H.B. 674, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 233)
MO Rev Stat § 476.517 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.517 - One-time retirement plan election for certain judges.

Effective - 11 Jul 2002   476.517. One-time retirement plan election for certain judges. — Any judge who is or has been a commissioner or deputy commissioner of the circuit court appointed after February 29, 1972, who has received creditable service pursuant to chapter 104 and sections 476.515 to 476.565, based on service as a commissioner or deputy commissioner shall make a one-time retirement plan election upon application to receive retirement benefits. Such judge shall elect to:  (1) Receive retirement benefits based on all of the judge's service as a commissioner or deputy commissioner of the circuit court pursuant to section 104.374 or 104.1024 or sections 476.515 to 476.565; or  (2) Receive retirement benefits pursuant to section 104.374 or 104.1024, based on the judge's service as a commissioner or deputy commissioner of the circuit court prior to August 28, 1999, and receive retirement benefits pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.565 based on the judge's service as a commissioner or deputy commissioner of the circuit court on or after August 28, 1999. ­­-------- (L. 2001 S.B. 371, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455)  Effective 7-11-02
MO Rev Stat § 476.524 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.524 - Judge who served in Armed Forces may elect to purchase creditable prior service, limitation — amount of contribution — payment period — treatment of payments.

Effective - 28 Aug 2001   476.524. Judge who served in Armed Forces may elect to purchase creditable prior service, limitation — amount of contribution — payment period — treatment of payments. — Any judge as defined in section 476.515 who had performed active service in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army or Air National Guard, Coast Guard, or any reserve component thereof prior to holding office, may elect prior to retirement, to purchase all of his or her creditable prior service equivalent to such service in the Armed Forces, but not to exceed four years, if he or she is not receiving and is not eligible to receive retirement credits or benefits from any other public or private retirement plan for the service to be purchased, and an affidavit so stating shall be filed by the judge with the Missouri state employees' retirement system. However, if the judge is eligible to receive retirement credits in a United States military service retirement system, he or she shall be permitted to purchase creditable prior service equivalent to his or her service in the Armed Forces but not to exceed four years, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. The purchase shall be effected by the judge's submission of the appropriate documentation verifying the judge's dates of active service and by paying to the Missouri state employees' retirement system an amount equal to what would have been contributed by the state on the judge's behalf had the judge been a judge for the period for which the judge is electing to purchase credit and had the judge's compensation during such period of membership been the same as the annual salary rate at which the judge was initially employed, with the calculations based on the assumed or actual contribution rate in effect on the date of employment with simple interest calculated from the initial date of employment of the judge to the date of election pursuant to this section. The payment shall be made over a period of not longer than two years, measured from the date of election, with simple interest on the unpaid balance. All payments for purchase of service pursuant to this section shall be set aside in a reserve fund for funding of said benefits. Payments made for such creditable prior service pursuant to this section shall be treated by the Missouri state employees' retirement system as would contributions made by the state and shall not be subject to any prohibition on member contributions or refund provisions in effect at the time of enactment of this section. ­­-------- (L. 1987 H.B. 713, A.L. 1989 H.B. 674, A.L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2001 S.B. 371)
MO Rev Stat § 476.530 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.530 - Retirement compensation, how computed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   476.530. Retirement compensation, how computed. — The retirement compensation shall be equal to fifty percent of the compensation which was in effect, at the time of the judge's termination of employment as a judge for the highest judicial position that the judge ever held on a full-time basis. Retirement compensation shall be paid to the retired judge monthly during the remainder of the judge's life. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 4, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356)  (1999) Retirement benefits for former circuit judge should be based on salary of circuit judges at time judge resigned, rather than when benefits became payable. Russell v. Missouri State Employees' Retirement System, 4 S.W.3d 554 (Mo.App.W.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 476.535 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.535 - Survivor's benefits, how paid.

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   476.535. Survivor's benefits, how paid. — 1. On and after August 28, 1995, if a person who is serving as a judge as defined in section 476.515, or a person had served as a judge and who has been approved for long-term disability benefits, dies, retirement compensation shall be paid in monthly installments to such person's beneficiary in the amount equal to fifty percent of the amount of the retirement compensation provided in section 476.530 regardless of the period of the person's judicial service; except that where the period of service could not have been twelve years or more because of the mandatory retirement provisions of Article V, Section 30*, of the Missouri Constitution, the retirement compensation provided by this subsection shall be reduced by the proportion that the number of years that he would have lacked serving twelve years had he been able to serve until mandatory retirement bears to twelve years.  2. If a person dies who has served in this state an aggregate of twelve years, continuously or otherwise, as a judge, and who, after September 28, 1971, ceased or ceases to hold office by reason of the expiration of the person's term or voluntary resignation, but who was not retired under the provisions of this section, nor withdrawn the person's contributions except as provided in section 476.585, retirement compensation shall be paid in monthly installments to the person's beneficiary in the amount equal to fifty percent of the amount of retirement compensation provided in section 476.530.  3. If a person who has retired under the provisions of sections 476.515 to 476.570** dies, the person's beneficiary shall receive an amount equal to fifty percent of the amount of the retirement compensation that person was receiving at the person's date of death, paid in monthly installments to the person's beneficiary.  4. This section shall not increase, decrease or eliminate any benefits which were being paid to or to which a beneficiary was entitled on or before August 12, 1974. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 5, A.L. 1974 S.B. 422, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 1988 S.B. 425, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al.)  *Article V, Section 30, of the Missouri Constitution was repealed by S.J.R. 24, 1976.  **Section 476.570 was repealed by H.B. 1634, 1978.
MO Rev Stat § 476.537 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.537 - Judge leaving no surviving spouse or surviving spouse dies — dependents to receive benefits.

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   476.537. Judge leaving no surviving spouse or surviving spouse dies — dependents to receive benefits. — In the event that any judge leaving no surviving spouse or any surviving spouse receiving benefits under section 476.535 as a beneficiary dies leaving dependents who are unable to care for or support themselves because of any intellectual disability or developmental disability, disease or disability, or any physical disability, the benefits that would be received by a surviving spouse on the judge's death if there were a surviving spouse or the benefits received by such surviving spouse, as the case may be, shall be paid to such surviving dependent for the remainder of such dependent's life. If the judge or such surviving spouse leaves more than one dependent who would be eligible for benefits under this section, then each eligible dependent shall receive a pro rata share of the amount that would be paid to a surviving spouse under section 476.535. ­­-------- (L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1989 H.B. 610, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648)
MO Rev Stat § 476.540 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.540 - Refund of contributions, when — reentry into system, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1982   476.540. Refund of contributions, when — reentry into system, how. — Any person ceasing to hold office as a judge as defined in section 476.520, for any reason other than death or retirement, may make written application to the commissioner of administration for a refund of his contributions under sections 476.515 to 476.570. On receipt of the written application, the commissioner of administration shall pay the refund in one lump sum which shall equal the total amount of such contributions under sections 476.515 to 476.570. Any person receiving such refund except as provided in section 476.585 thereby waives all rights to retirement compensation under sections 476.515 to 476.570. If such person again becomes a judge of any court covered by sections 476.515 to 476.570, he may restore all amounts previously received as a refund, together with interest as determined by the trustees of the Missouri state retirement system that the contributions would have earned if they had not been previously withdrawn, except that he shall not be required to restore any amounts received pursuant to section 476.585. Upon the restoration, and not otherwise, the prior service as a judge shall be counted toward the twelve years of service necessary to qualify for full retirement compensation. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 6, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497)
MO Rev Stat § 476.545 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.545 - Early retirement, reduced benefit, how computed.

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   476.545. Early retirement, reduced benefit, how computed. — 1. Any judge subject to sections 476.515 to 476.565 who is at least sixty-two years old and who has served less than twelve years and is otherwise qualified under sections 476.515 to 476.565 may retire at age sixty-two, or thereafter, at a reduced retirement compensation in a sum equal to the proportion of the retirement compensation provided in section 476.530 that his period of judicial service bears to twelve years.  2. Any judge subject to sections 476.515 to 476.565 who is at least sixty years old and who has served less than fifteen years and is otherwise qualified under sections 476.515 to 476.565 may retire at age sixty, or thereafter, at a reduced retirement compensation in a sum equal to the proportion of the retirement compensation provided in section 476.530 that his period of judicial service bears to fifteen years. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 7, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1496, A.L. 1987 H.B. 713, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1242 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 476.550 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.550 - Not eligible for benefits while retired under other plan.

Effective - 28 Aug 1971   476.550. Not eligible for benefits while retired under other plan. — Any person retiring from office under the provisions of Section 27 of Article V of the Constitution of Missouri shall not be eligible for retirement compensation under sections 476.515 to 476.570 during the period of his compensation under such constitutional provisions, but upon the completion of such period he shall become eligible for retirement compensation under sections 476.515 to 476.570 if he be otherwise qualified as to age and length of service. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 476.555 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXII - Courts|Chapter 476 - Courts — General Provisions|Section 476.555 - Lump sum payments, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   476.555. Lump sum payments, when. — Upon the death of any judge, who has made contributions pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.570*, not leaving a surviving spouse or minor children, the commissioner of administration shall pay a death benefit in a single payment to the decedent's estate. The death benefits shall be the total amount of all contributions made by the deceased judge pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.570* less any contributions previously refunded pursuant to section 476.540, and not restored, and less any benefit received pursuant to section 476.530 or 476.545. ­­-------- (L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 9, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356)  *Section 476.570 was repealed by H.B. 1634, 1978.