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GA Code § 47-24-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 4 - Employer Contributions|§ 47-24-60. Employer Contributions Toward Costs Determined and Approved by Board; Rules and Regulations; Contributions Irrevocable

 The employer contributions toward the cost of the fund shall be as actuarially determined and approved by the board and, in making such determination, the adjutant general of the state shall supply the board with such information at such times and in such manner as the board shall specify by rules and regulations. The amounts determined as the employer contributions shall be certified to the Office of the State Treasurer at such times as the board shall specify by rules and regulations. It shall be the duty of the state treasurer to pay to the board, from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the fund, the amounts certified by the board. All employer contributions shall be irrevocable and may be used only for the exclusive benefit of members.    (Code 1981, §47-24-60, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, §§ 2, 3/SB 296.)    The 2010 amendment,  effective July 1, 2010, substituted "Office of the State Treasurer" for "Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services" in the second sentence and substituted "state treasurer" for "director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services" in the third sentence.
GA Code § 47-24-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 5 - Creditable Service|§ 47-24-80. Establishing Creditable Service

 The creditable service of a member shall include all established creditable prior service, service as a member of the Georgia National Guard since he or she became a member of the fund, and such other service as may be allowed as creditable service pursuant to this article.    (Code 1981, §47-24-80, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 5 - Creditable Service|§ 47-24-81. Transfer of Service Credits

 In addition to the creditable service allowed pursuant to Code Section 47-24-80, any member shall receive creditable service for any past service as a member of the United States Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Navy, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, or Coast Guard if such service meets the same requirement for creditable time served as set forth for nonregular service retirement under Chapter 67 of Title 10 of the United States Code.    (Code 1981, §47-24-81, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 139, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 5 - Creditable Service|§ 47-24-82. Exceptions

  Any provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, no service which is used to qualify a member for a retirement or pension benefit based on length of service, age, or physical disability from any of the regular components of the United States armed forces shall be used as creditable service under this pension fund.   No provision in this chapter shall be construed as to affect or preclude any benefits to which a member may be entitled under any federal or private retirement or pension plan or any retirement or pension fund governed by this title.     (Code 1981, §47-24-82, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 638, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 6 - Retirement Requirements|§ 47-24-100. Eligibility; Effective Date and Application

  Upon the written application to the board, any member of the fund who:   Has attained the age of 60 years;   Has completed 20 or more years of creditable service, at least 15 of which were service as a member of the Georgia National Guard;   Served at least ten consecutive years as a member of the Georgia National Guard immediately before discharge; provided, however, for purposes of this paragraph, activation of a Georgia National Guard member into any of the regular components of the armed forces shall not constitute a break in service; and   Has received an honorable discharge from the Georgia National Guard  shall be retired by the board on a retirement allowance and shall thereupon become a beneficiary of the fund.      The effective date of retirement shall be the first day of the month in which the application is received by the board, provided that no retirement application shall, in any case, be earlier than the first day of the month following the month of the applicant's discharge from the Georgia National Guard. Applications for retirement shall not be accepted more than 90 days in advance of the date of discharge.     (Code 1981, §47-24-100, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 638, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1010, § 5/HB 1020.)
GA Code § 47-24-101 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 6 - Retirement Requirements|§ 47-24-101. Retirement Allowance - Amount

 Upon retirement under subsection (a) of Code Section 47-24-100, the retired member shall receive a monthly service retirement allowance of $50.00 plus an additional $5.00 per month for each year of creditable service over 20 years, up to a maximum monthly benefit of $100.00.    (Code 1981, §47-24-101, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-102 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 6 - Retirement Requirements|§ 47-24-102. Retirement Allowance - Monthly Payments; Cease After Death

 All retirement allowances shall be paid in monthly payments and shall cease in the month in which the death of the member occurs.    (Code 1981, §47-24-102, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, Code Section 47-23-102 as enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 47-24-102.
GA Code § 47-24-103 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 6 - Retirement Requirements|§ 47-24-103. Returning to Service; Recalculation of Retirement Allowance After Cessation

 If any retired member returns to the service of the Georgia National Guard, his or her retirement allowance shall cease. Upon cessation of such service, the retired member, after proper notification to the board, shall receive a retirement allowance calculated according to the number of years of creditable service the member has accumulated at the end of such return to service.    (Code 1981, §47-24-103, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-120 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-24-120. Penalty for Falsification of Records

 Any person who knowingly makes any false statements or falsifies or permits to be falsified any records of the fund in any attempt to defraud the fund, as a result of such an act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00, imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or both.    (Code 1981, §47-24-120, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-121 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-24-121. Correction of Errors

 If any change or error in the records results in any member or beneficiary receiving from the fund more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board shall have the power to correct such error and to adjust the payments as far as practicable in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.    (Code 1981, §47-24-121, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-24-122 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 24 - Georgia Military Pension Fund|Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 47-24-122. Provisions Are Noncontractual

 The benefits provided under this chapter shall not be a part of any contract and shall be subject to future legislation.    (Code 1981, §47-24-122, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1153, § 1.)
GA Code § 47-25-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 47-25-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Average final monthly compensation" means the average monthly earnable compensation of any employee during his or her highest 24 months of creditable service.   "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia.   Reserved.   "Fund" means the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia.   "Member" means a member of the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia.   "Secretary-treasurer" means the secretary-treasurer of the Board of Commissioners of the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia.     (Code 1981, §47-25-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2014, p. 835, § 1/HB 646.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Reserved" for the former provisions of paragraph (3), which read: " 'Full-time chief magistrate' means a chief magistrate who regularly exercises the powers of a magistrate as set forth in Code Section 15-10-2 at least 40 hours per workweek."
GA Code § 47-25-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-20. Board of Commissioners Created; Members; Term of Office

  There is created the Board of Commissioners of the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia. The board shall consist of seven members as follows:   The Governor or the Governor's designee;   An appointee of the Governor who is not the Attorney General; and   Five chief magistrates who are members of the fund.     The members of the board provided for by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be appointed by the Governor. The first such members shall be appointed by the Governor to take office on July 1, 2006, for initial terms as follows: one such member shall be appointed for one year; two such members shall be appointed for terms of two years; and two such members shall be appointed for terms of three years. Thereafter, the Governor shall appoint successors upon the expiration of the respective terms of office for terms of three years. All such members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Such members shall be eligible for reappointment to successive terms of office as members of the board.   The board shall elect a chairperson from among its own membership to serve for a term as established by rules of the board. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties as members of the board.   In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the board, the remaining members of the board shall appoint a chief magistrate who is a member of the fund to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term.   The Council of Magistrate Court Judges shall be authorized to submit the names of nominees for each position on the board appointed by the Governor pursuant to this Code section. The Governor may consider such nominees in making such appointments, but it is specifically provided that all such appointments shall be at the sole discretion of the Governor, and the Governor shall not be required to make any appointments from nominees made by the Council of Magistrate Court Judges.     (Code 1981, §47-25-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2014, p. 835, § 2/HB 646.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, deleted "full-time" following "Five" in paragraph (a)(3); and deleted "full-time" preceding "chief magistrate" in subsection (d).
GA Code § 47-25-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-21. Secretary-Treasurer

    There is created the office of secretary-treasurer of the board. The secretary-treasurer shall be elected and appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. His or her compensation and duties may be fixed by the board. In addition to such salary, the secretary-treasurer shall receive credit for a sum of $1,250.00 per year as dues in the retirement system.   The board or the secretary-treasurer with the approval of the board may employ additional personnel to assist the board or secretary-treasurer in carrying out duties provided in this chapter. The compensation and duties of any such personnel shall be fixed by the board.     The secretary-treasurer shall be paid retirement benefits upon retiring as secretary-treasurer as provided in Article 5 of this chapter for a chief magistrate retiring with the highest benefit allowed by such article and shall be entitled to any retirement option allowed by such article.   The board shall have authority to require the secretary-treasurer to give a good and sufficient surety bond in an amount to be determined by the board. The bond shall be payable to the board and shall be conditioned upon the proper and faithful performance of the duties of the secretary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer shall be required to make quarterly reports to the board, which reports shall show all receipts and disbursements in such form and in such manner as the board may require. He or she shall likewise be required quarterly to make a full account of all moneys or property coming into his or her hands on behalf of the board at any time.     (Code 1981, §47-25-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2014, p. 701, § 1/HB 292; Ga. L. 2014, p. 835, § 3/HB 646.)    The 2014 amendments.  The first 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, substituted "The secretary-treasurer shall be paid retirement benefits upon retiring in an amount equal ot the minimum retirement benefit provided under Code Section 47-25-81." for "The secretary-treasurer shall be paid retirement benefits upon retiring as secretary-treasurer as provided in Article 5 of this chapter for a full-time chief magistrate retiring with the highest benefit allowed by such article and shall be entitled to any retirement option allowed by such article." in subsection (b). The second 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, deleted "full-time" preceding "chief magistrate" in subsection (b). See the Code Commission note regarding the effect of these amendments.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2014, the amendment of subsection (b) of this Code section by Ga. L. 2014, p. 701, § 1/HB 292, was treated as impliedly repealed and superseded by Ga. L. 2014, p. 835, § 3/HB 646, due to irreconcilable conflict.
GA Code § 47-25-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-22. Powers and Duties

  The board is granted the following powers and duties:   To provide for the collection of all moneys provided in this chapter;   To pay the administrative expenses of the board;   To hear and decide all applications for retirement benefits under this chapter;   To make payment of all retirement benefits that may be determined to be due under the terms of this chapter;   To make all necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for its government and for the government of the employees of the board;   To determine and fix rules of eligibility of persons to receive retirement benefits;   To make refunds and repayments to persons who may be entitled to receive them; and   To keep all records of its meetings.     The board shall also have all powers necessary for the purpose of administering this chapter.     Subject to the terms and limitations of this subsection, the board 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 5 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;   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 shall determine. No benefit increase shall be awarded under this paragraph greater than 1.5 percent in any six-month period.      No member shall receive a benefit increase under paragraph (1) of this subsection in any year in which he or she realizes a benefit increase by operation of Code Section 47-25-81.       (Code 1981, §47-25-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2007, p. 62, § 1/SB 104.)
GA Code § 47-25-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-23. Control of Funds; Investments

  The board shall have control of all funds provided for in this chapter and all funds shall be received and disbursed from a special account to the credit of the board. The expenses of administering this fund and the benefits provided for in this chapter shall be paid from such funds. The board shall have authority to expend the funds in accordance with this chapter.   The board shall have full power to invest and reinvest such funds, subject to all the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions imposed by Article 7 of Chapter 20 of this title, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law." Subject to such terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions, the board shall have full power to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any of the securities and investments in which any of the funds are invested, including the proceeds of any investments and any money belonging to the fund.   The board is authorized to employ agents, including, but not limited to, banks or trust departments thereof, and to contract with such agents for their services as investment advisers and counselors, making recommendations for investments and making investments if the board so authorizes.     (Code 1981, §47-25-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244.)
GA Code § 47-25-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-24. Gifts, Grants, and Bequests

 The board may take, by gift, grant, or bequest, any money, real or personal property, or any other thing of value and may hold or invest it for the use and purposes of the fund in accordance with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §47-25-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244.)
GA Code § 47-25-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-25. Permanent Records

 The board shall keep permanent records of all persons who qualify to participate in the benefits of this chapter, an accurate record of all payments and disbursements, and a detailed record of all the acts and doings of the board.    (Code 1981, §47-25-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244.)
GA Code § 47-25-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 2 - Administration and Management|§ 47-25-26. Annual Audit of Board Activity

 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 in such detail as he or she may see fit. The state auditor shall also have the right to audit the affairs of the board and any of its employees at any time that he or she may see fit or at any time that he or she may be requested to do so by the board or by the Governor.    (Code 1981, §47-25-26, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244.)
GA Code § 47-25-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 3 - Membership|§ 47-25-40. Qualifications

 Before any person shall be eligible to participate in the fund, he or she must be serving as a duly qualified and commissioned chief magistrate of a county of the State of Georgia or as the secretary-treasurer. Any qualified person who desires to participate in the fund shall make application to the board for membership in the fund on a form to be furnished by the board for that purpose, giving such information, together with verification and proof thereof, as may be required by the board. Such application shall be made not later than July 1, 2007, or within six months after becoming eligible for membership, whichever is later.    (Code 1981, §47-25-40, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2014, p. 835, § 4/HB 646.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, deleted "full-time" preceding "chief magistrate" in the first sentence.
GA Code § 47-25-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 3 - Membership|§ 47-25-41. Member Dues

 Each member shall pay into the fund as dues a sum equal to 3.42 percent of the member's maximum average final monthly compensation established by subsection (a) of Code Section 47-25-81 per month. Each month's dues shall be paid not later than the tenth day of that month.    (Code 1981, §47-25-41, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2014, p. 701, § 2/HB 292.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, substituted "a sum equal to 3.42 percent of the member's maximum average final monthly compensation established by subsection (a) of Code Section 47-25-81" for "the sum of $105.00" in the first sentence.
GA Code § 47-25-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 3 - Membership|§ 47-25-42. Calculation of Dues and Benefits for Certain Members

 No compensation used to calculate a retirement benefit under the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia shall be used to calculate member dues or retirement benefits under this chapter.    (Code 1981, §47-25-42, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 701, § 3/HB 292.)
GA Code § 47-25-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions|Chapter 25 - Magistrates Retirement Fund|Article 3 - Membership|§ 47-25-43. Suspension for Failure to Pay Dues; Application for Reinstatement

  A member who is in arrears for the dues payment required by Code Section 47-25-41 for a period of 90 days shall become a suspended member on the ninetieth day of such arrearage.   A suspended member may apply for reinstatement as an active member only during the 30 day period beginning with his or her next full term of office, and such member shall not receive service credit for the period of time during which he or she was a suspended member.     (Code 1981, §47-25-43, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 196, § 1/HB 571.)