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GA Code § 47-17-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management of the Assets of the Fund|§ 47-17-25. Duty of the State Auditor to Make an Annual Audit and Report; Audit Upon Request of the Board; Contents of Annual Report

 The state auditor is authorized and directed to make an annual audit of the acts and doings of the board and to make a complete report of the same to the General Assembly. The state auditor shall not be required to distribute copies of the report to the members of the General Assembly but shall notify the members of the availability of the report in the manner which he or she deems to be most effective and efficient. The report shall disclose all moneys received by the board and all its expenditures including administrative expenses and payments made as annuities and benefits. The state auditor shall also make an audit of affairs of the board at any time he or she is requested to do so by a majority of the board.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 15; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1036, § 36/SB 49.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 247.
GA Code § 47-17-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management of the Assets of the Fund|§ 47-17-26. Methods of Providing Increases in Maximum Benefit Payable Under Article 6 of This Chapter

  Subject to the terms and limitations of this Code section, the board of commissioners is authorized to adopt from time to time a method or methods of providing for increases in the maximum monthly retirement benefit payable under Article 6 of this chapter for persons theretofore or thereafter retiring under this chapter.Such method shall be based upon:   The recommendation of the actuary of the board of commissioners;   The maintenance of the actuarial soundness of the fund in accordance with the standards provided in Code Section 47-20-10 or such higher standards as may be adopted by the board; and   Such other factors as the board deems relevant.  Any such increase may be uniform or may vary in accordance with the time of retirement, length of service, age, nature of the retirement, or such other factors as the board of commissioners shall determine.      An initial increase may be granted pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section to become effective on July 1, 1993, not to exceed 3 percent of the maximum monthly retirement benefit then in effect.Thereafter, such increases may be authorized effective as of January 1 and July 1 of each year; provided, however, that no such increase shall exceed 1 1/2 percent of the maximum monthly retirement benefit then in effect.   No increase shall be made pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section to become effective within six months of the effective date of any increase in the maximum retirement benefit granted by the General Assembly through amendment of Code Section 47-17-80.     (Code 1981, §47-17-26, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 607, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 66/SB 436.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, substituted "board of commissioners" for "board of trustees" three times in subsection (a).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 1207, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The intent of this Act is to repeal obsolete and inoperative provisions and to make certain stylistic corrections in Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Nothing in this Act shall deny, abridge, increase, renew, revive, or on any way affect any right, benefit, option, credit, or election to which any person was entitled pursuant to such title on June 30, 2010, and the board of trustees of each public retirement system is authorized and directed to provide by regulation for the continuation of any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election not otherwise covered in this Act; provided, however, that any such right, benefit, option, credit, or election shall be subject to the statutory provisions in effect on June 30, 2010."
GA Code § 47-17-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 3 - Membership in and Contributions to the Fund|§ 47-17-40. Application for Membership in the Fund; Credit for Prior Service

  In order to obtain membership in the fund, a peace officer shall make application to the board upon an application form to be furnished by it for that purpose. It shall be the duty of the employing authority to notify the board within 30 days from the date a peace officer is employed, furnishing the name and mailing address of such peace officer. The board shall furnish an application form to such peace officer within 15 days after such notification. The application form shall be accompanied by such material and information as will enable the peace officer to determine the benefits to be derived by virtue of said peace officer's membership in the fund.An applicant must furnish proof of the date of such applicant's birth, and such proof shall be in such form as shall be required by the board.   Reserved.   In addition to the requirements stated in this Code section, an application for membership shall contain such other information as may be required by the board.    (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 9; Ga. L. 1951, p. 472, §§ 3, 3A; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 574, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, §§ 3, 8; Ga. L. 1958, p. 341, § 4; Ga. L. 1962, p. 39, § 4; Ga. L. 1965, p. 593, § 2; Ga. L. 1968, p. 536, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 74, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 430, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1067, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1491, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1000, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 320, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 131, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 60A Am. Jur. 2d, Pensions and Retirement Funds, § 1618.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 313, 321.   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and effect of provisions, in insurance policies allowing disability or accident benefits, which require insured to submit to physical examination, 5 A.L.R.3d 929.
GA Code § 47-17-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 3 - Membership in and Contributions to the Fund|§ 47-17-41. Retention of Membership During Absence From Employment as a Peace Officer; Credit for Such Period; Payments Due From the Member for Such Period

 The board may provide by rule and regulation for the retention of any legally qualified member who has temporarily ceased employment as a peace officer and for credit for such period, provided that an application for retention of membership is submitted not later than 90 days after such employment has ceased; and provided, further, that he or she shall pay to the fund the amounts required for such period. Such member may obtain one month of such credit for each month of active membership performed after the period of unemployment as a peace officer; provided, however, that not more than 12 months of absence from such employment shall be allowed under this Code section during a member's entire membership in the fund.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 472, § 5; Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 13; Ga. L. 1958, p. 341, § 9; Ga. L. 1962, p. 39, § 8; Ga. L. 1963, p. 386, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 909, § 1/HB 974.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, inserted "or she" in the first sentence and substituted "Such member may obtain one month of such credit for each month of active membership performed after the period of unemployment as a peace officer; provided, however, that not" for "Not" at the beginning of the second sentence.
GA Code § 47-17-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 3 - Membership in and Contributions to the Fund|§ 47-17-42. Membership of Peace Officers Blinded in the Line of Duty Before Creation of the Fund; Payments Required of Such Peace Officers; Disability Benefits Available

 Any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who was totally blinded in the line of duty as a peace officer prior to the creation of the fund and who has been unable to serve as a peace officer since that injury is authorized to become a member of the fund, regardless of whether such person is now or hereafter a peace officer. If he elects to join the fund, he shall pay into it the amount which he would have paid had he joined the fund upon its creation and continued as a member since that time, which amount shall be determined by the board. Upon such payment he shall be authorized to receive the maximum disability benefits under Code Section 47-17-81 without the necessity of complying with any time limitations contained in that Code section.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 757, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 1993, p. 86, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-17-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 3 - Membership in and Contributions to the Fund|§ 47-17-43. Participation of Members in Other Retirement, Annuity, or Benefit Systems

 Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed so as to prevent any peace officer who is a member of the fund from belonging to any other retirement, annuity, or benefit system.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 14.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Right to compensation under Workmen's Compensation Act as affected by pension, insurance, gratuities, or other benefits derived from the Act itself, 119 A.L.R. 920.
GA Code § 47-17-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 4 - Revenues Collected From Fines and Fees|§ 47-17-61. Employer Contributions by Georgia Composite Medical Board

 The Georgia Composite Medical Board shall pay an employer contribution for each person who becomes a member of the fund pursuant to division (5)(I)(vi) of Code Section 47-17-1. Such contribution shall be the full actuarial cost of the member's participation as calculated by the actuary for the fund and shall be made on a monthly basis.    (Code 1981, §47-17-61, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 824, § 4/HB 487.)   Cross references.   - Georgia Composite Medical Board, Ch. 34, T. 43.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, "Georgia Composite Medical Board" was substituted for "Composite State Board of Medical Examiners" in this Code section.
GA Code § 47-17-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 4 - Revenues Collected From Fines and Fees|§ 47-17-62. Payment of Employment Contributions by Board of Dentistry

 The Georgia Board of Dentistry shall pay an employer contribution for each person who becomes a member of the fund pursuant to division (5)(I)(vii) of Code Section 47-17-1. Such contribution shall be the full actuarial cost of the member's participation as calculated by the actuary for the fund and shall be made on a monthly basis.    (Code 1981, §47-17-62, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 179, § 2/HB 398.)
GA Code § 47-17-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 6 - Retirement Benefits and Disability Benefits|§ 47-17-82. Designation of Beneficiary to Receive Survivors Benefits; Amount of Survivors Benefits; Provisions for Payment of Survivors Benefits

  A peace officer, upon becoming a member of the fund and after having designated a beneficiary, shall be issued a certificate by the board whereby the board shall agree to pay the sum of $3,500.00, or such lesser amount as might be arrived at under this Code section, to such beneficiary upon the death of such member. If a member has received $1,000.00 or more in retirement benefits at the time of his or her death, such beneficiary shall only be entitled to receive $2,500.00 upon the death of such member. If a member has received less than $1,000.00 in retirement benefits at the time of his or her death, such beneficiary shall only be entitled to receive an amount which, when added to the amount already received by the member, will total $3,500.00; provided, however, that the amount to be paid to a member who dies with less than five years of service shall be $1,000.00.   The designated beneficiary of any dues-paying member who receives an injury by external accident or violence arising out of and in the course of the employment as a peace officer and not resulting from willful misconduct of such officer, which injury is the direct and proximate cause of death within 12 months of the date of the injury, shall, upon application to the board and lawful proof of such injury and death as the direct and proximate result thereof, be paid a sum of $5,500.00, provided that, if such peace officer received any disability benefits under this chapter, the $5,500.00 death benefit provided for under this Code section shall be reduced in the amount of such disability benefits received; provided, further, that in no event shall such death benefit be less than $2,500.00, regardless of the amount of benefits such peace officer may have drawn prior to his death.   Applications for such benefits shall contain such information as the board shall desire.    (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 13; Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 12; Ga. L. 1962, p. 39, § 7; Ga. L. 1963, p. 386, § 2; Ga. L. 1965, p. 593, § 4; Ga. L. 1969, p. 74, § 4; Ga. L. 1973, p. 63, § 5; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2362, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 999, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 320, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 319 et seq.   ALR.   - Relationship between fireman's or policeman's performance of official duties and his death, for purpose of recovery of benefits by survivors, 27 A.L.R.2d 1004.   Misconduct as affecting right to pension or retention of position in retirement system, 76 A.L.R.2d 566.
GA Code § 47-17-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 6 - Retirement Benefits and Disability Benefits|§ 47-17-83. Refunds of Membership Dues; Eligibility for Reinstatement; Eligibility to Rejoin as a New Member; Refunds of Overpaid Dues

  Upon application of any person who is or has been a member, the board may provide for a refund to such person of 95 percent of all dues paid by him for periods of service which qualify as creditable service under this chapter.   A member who takes a refund after April 1, 1965, while still employed as a peace officer shall not be eligible to be reinstated to membership and shall not be eligible to receive credit for service rendered before he again becomes a member. After a period of at least six months after taking a refund, he may apply for new membership, subject to other terms and conditions set forth in this chapter and any lawful rules and regulations adopted by the board relating to membership.   Upon application of any person who received a refund of dues prior to April 1, 1965, or of any person who is not employed as a peace officer and who receives a refund of dues after April 1, 1965, the board may reinstate such person as a member. Such person may further be granted credit for all periods of service for which dues have previously been paid, provided that such person shall, at the time of application, be a peace officer; provided, further, that he tenders back to the fund all moneys and all dues previously refunded, plus regular dues for any other period of service during which such person may have served as a peace officer, together with interest on such amounts at the rate of 8 percent per annum from the date of such refund; provided, further, that, if such person has served eight or more continuous months as a peace officer, beginning on or after April 1, 1965, without having made application for reinstatement to membership within that eight-month period, his right to be so reinstated to membership shall be forever forfeited and he shall not be eligible to receive credit for service rendered before he again becomes a member. He may apply for new membership, subject to other terms and conditions set forth in this chapter and any lawful rules and regulations adopted by the board relating to membership.   The board may refund 100 percent of any overpayment of dues paid by any person for any period of service during which it is determined that such person was not a peace officer, and he is not entitled to credit for such period of service.    (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 5; Ga. L. 1951, p. 472, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 5; Ga. L. 1958, p. 341, § 2; Ga. L. 1962, p. 39, § 2; Ga. L. 1965, p. 593, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 74, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 63, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   "While still employed" construed.    - Words "while still employed" in subsection (b) of this statute refer to a period of time during which services actually are rendered or are expected to be rendered and not to a period of time following the completion of services. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-33 (see O.C.G.A. § 47-17-83).
GA Code § 47-17-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-17-100. Effect of Funding on Provisions for Benefits and Annuities; Coverage of Claims Before Funds Available; Credit for Service After February 1, 1950, but Before This Effective Date

 The provisions of this chapter relating to benefits and annuities shall not become operative until after the funds necessary to carry out this chapter have been provided. All claims for annuities or benefits arising before such funds are made available shall not be covered by this chapter; and the board is directed not to pay any annuities or benefits based upon any such claim; but, for the purpose of computing the length of service under this chapter, the board shall be authorized to include the period of time elapsing between February 1, 1950, and the date that it becomes operative.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 17.)
GA Code § 47-17-101 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-17-101. Vesting of Rights Under This Chapter

 All rights and benefits under this chapter shall be subject to future legislative change or revision, and no beneficiary shall be deemed to have any vested right to any annuities or benefits under this chapter.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 18.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Validity of legislation providing for additional retirement or disability allowances for public employees previously retired or disabled, 27 A.L.R.2d 1442.   Validity and effect of retroactive change in rate of employee's contribution to public pension fund, 78 A.L.R.2d 1197.
GA Code § 47-17-102 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-17-102. Reduction of Benefits Upon Determination That Available Funds Are Insufficient; Liability of Members of the Board for Such Reductions

 If at any time the amounts derived from the different sources provided in this chapter are not sufficient to enable the board to pay in full each person determined to be entitled to annuities or benefits under this chapter, then each beneficiary shall receive a prorated percentage of the monthly benefits otherwise payable until the fund is sufficiently replenished to warrant the resumption thereafter of full payments of such annuities or benefits to each beneficiary. In no event shall the board, or any member of the board, be liable to any beneficiary or the representatives of any beneficiary for any deficiencies in payments made under this Code section.   (Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 14; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47.)
GA Code § 47-17-103 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-17-103. Exemption of Rights and Benefits Under This Chapter From Taxation; Exemption From Garnishment, Attachment, or Other Process; Assignability

 The right to any pension, annuity, allowance, or benefit; to the return of contributions; to a pension, annuity, allowance or benefit itself; to any optional benefit, or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under this chapter; and to moneys under this chapter shall be exempt from any tax imposed by this state, county, municipal, or other political subdivision, except as provided in Code Section 48-7-27; exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever; and shall be unassignable unless otherwise specifically provided for in this chapter.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 39, § 9; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1449, § 10.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Employee retirement pension benefits as exempt from garnishment, attachment, levy, execution, or similar proceedings, 93 A.L.R.3d 711.
GA Code § 47-17-104 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-17-104. Attempts to Defraud the Fund by False Information; Failure to Remit Sums Provided for in Code Section 47-17-60

 Any person who knowingly furnishes false information for the purpose of becoming a member of the fund, for receiving credit for service to which he is not entitled, or for receiving benefits hereunder or any person who knowingly assists in doing any of the foregoing things shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person whose duty it is to remit the sum provided for in Code Section 47-17-60 and who fails or refuses to remit such sum shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 15; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47.)
GA Code § 47-17-105 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 17 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-17-105. Member's Obligation to Notify Board of Employment Change

 If at any time a member of the fund undergoes a change of employment to a position that does not qualify the member as a "peace officer" as such term is defined in this chapter, or if his or her job description changes in a manner that is inconsistent with such definition, such member shall have an affirmative duty to notify the board of such change immediately. The board is not authorized to accept membership dues from any such member or to pay benefits calculated on service after such a change of employment or job description.    (Code 1981, §47-17-105, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 809, § 1/HB 987.)
GA Code § 47-18-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 18 - Social Security Coverage for Employees of the State and Political Subdivisions of the State|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 47-18-1. Legislative Intent

 In order to extend to employees of the State of Georgia and its political subdivisions and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded to others by the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance system embodied in the Social Security Act, it is declared to be the policy of the General Assembly, subject to the limitations of this chapter, that such steps be taken as to provide such protection to employees of the state and its political subdivisions on as broad a basis as is permitted under the Social Security Act.   (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 294, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 75, § 1.)