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4 ME Rev Stat § 1254 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 3: FINANCING|4 §1254. Investments

 §1254. Investments The board of trustees may combine funds from the Judicial Retirement Program and assets of other programs of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System for investment purposes. The assets and funds of other programs of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System and the assets and funds of the Judicial Retirement Program may not be combined for benefit payment purposes or for administrative expenses.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §43 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B16,B45 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). PL 2007, c. 491, §43 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1255 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 3: FINANCING|4 §1255. Legislative findings and intent

 §1255. Legislative findings and intent 1.  Findings.  The Legislature finds that the State owes a great debt to its retired judges for their years of faithful and productive service. Part of that debt is repaid by the benefits provided to judges through the Judicial Retirement Program.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §44 (AMD).] 2.  Intent.  It is the intent of the Legislature that there is appropriated and transferred annually to the Judicial Retirement Program the funds necessary to meet the program's long-term and short-term financial obligations based on the actuarial assumptions established by the board of trustees upon the advice of the actuary. The goal of the actuarial assumptions is to achieve a fully funded program. The program's unfunded liability for members formerly subject to sections 5, 103 and 157-A, is funded by annual appropriations over the funding period of the program. This section does not apply to justices and judges who retired prior to December 1, 1984.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §44 (AMD).] 3.  Implementation.  It is the responsibility of the board of trustees to calculate the funds necessary to maintain the program on an actuarially sound basis, including the unfunded liability arising from payment of benefits for which contributions were not received and to transmit those calculations to the State Budget Officer as required by Title 5, sections 1661 to 1667. It is the responsibility of the Legislature to appropriate and transfer those funds annually.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §44 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B17,B45 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §44 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1301. Membership

 §1301. Membership Every judge serving on the court on or after December 1, 1984 must be a member of the Judicial Retirement Program as a condition of employment.   [PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. A, §2 (AMD).]A member ceases to be a member when that member withdraws that member's contributions, becomes a beneficiary as a result of that member's own retirement or dies.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §44 (COR).]The State Court Administrator shall submit to the board a statement showing the name, title, compensation, sex, date of birth and length of service of each member and any other information as the board may require at such times as the board may require.   [PL 1983, c. 863, Pt. B, §§ 18, 45 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B18,B45 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 415, Pt. A, §2 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §44 (COR).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1303 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1303. State contribution

 §1303. State contribution 1.  Payment.  For each member, the State shall pay annually into the fund an amount known as the employer contribution.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §25 (AMD).] 2.  Employer contribution rate.  The rate of the employer contribution is fixed on the basis of the assets and liabilities of the Judicial Retirement Program as shown by actuarial valuation and is expressed as a percentage of the annual earnable compensation of each member.   A. The employer contribution rate represents the percentage of the members' compensation payable during periods of membership required to provide the difference between the total liabilities for retirement allowances not provided by the members' contributions and the amount of the assets in the fund.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).]B. The employer contribution rate is determined on actuarial bases adopted by the board of trustees. The rate is determined by the board of trustees after each valuation and continues in force until a new valuation is made.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).][PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).] 3.  State contribution procedure.  The board of trustees shall submit budget estimates to the State Budget Officer in accordance with Title 5, section 1665. On each payroll for judges from which retirement contributions are deducted, the State Controller shall cause a charge to be made of an amount or amounts in payment of the state costs of all charges related to the Judicial Retirement Program and which must be credited to the appropriate accounts of the fund. Percentage rates to be predetermined by the actuary and approved by the board of trustees must be applied to the total gross salaries of members appearing on those payrolls and the resultant charges must be periodically credited to the retirement fund.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).] 4.  Minimum amount of employer contribution.  The aggregate payment by the State into the fund must be at least sufficient to provide the benefits payable out of the fund and the administrative operating expenses of the Judicial Retirement Program during the current year.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B20,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 133, §25 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 240, Pt. U, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §46 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1304 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1304. Employees' contributions

 §1304. Employees' contributions On and after July 1, 1993, each member in service shall contribute at a rate of 7.65% of earnable compensation, except that judges whose earnable compensation includes imputed cost-of-living adjustments under section 1201, subsection 9, shall contribute based on the compensation actually paid.   [PL 2007, c. 449, §2 (AMD); PL 2007, c. 449, §3 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B21,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 133, §26 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §L4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 449, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 449, §3 (AFF).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1305 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1305. Return of accumulated contributions (REPEALED)

 §1305. Return of accumulated contributions (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 133, §27 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 387, §A2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 651, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 137, §6 (RP).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1305-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1305-A. Refund of accumulated contributions

 §1305-A. Refund of accumulated contributions 1.  Conditions for refund.  If the service of any member has terminated, except by death or by retirement under this chapter, the member must be paid the amount of the member's accumulated contributions under the following conditions:   A. The member must have properly applied for a refund of accumulated contributions;   [PL 2007, c. 137, §7 (NEW).]B. Payment must be made after termination of service and not less than 22 days nor more than 60 days after receipt of the application and receipt of the last payroll upon which the name of the member appears;   [PL 2007, c. 137, §7 (NEW).]C. An application for refund is void if the member filing the application returns to membership in any retirement program administered by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System before issuance of the payment; and   [PL 2007, c. 491, §47 (AMD).]D. Only accumulated contributions made by the member or picked up by the employer may be refunded to that member under this subsection.   [PL 2007, c. 137, §7 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 491, §47 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). PL 2007, c. 137, §7 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §47 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1305-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1305-B. Inactive accounts

 §1305-B. Inactive accounts 1.  Conditions for refund.  The retirement system may make an automatic refund of contributions to a member who has not properly applied for a refund as provided in section 1305-A and who has terminated service, except by death or by retirement under this chapter, and who has not met the minimum creditable service requirement for eligibility to receive a service retirement benefit at the applicable age under the following conditions:   A. The member account in the retirement system has been inactive for 3 or more years;   [PL 2007, c. 137, §8 (NEW).]B. Only accumulated contributions made by the member or picked up by the employer may be refunded to that member under this subsection; and   [PL 2007, c. 137, §8 (NEW).]C. A member who receives an automatic refund under this subsection may, within 30 days of the issuance of the refund, return the full refunded amount to the retirement system. Upon receipt, the retirement system shall restore the accumulated contributions to the member’s credit.   [PL 2007, c. 137, §8 (NEW).]Pursuant to the Code, Section 401(a)(31)(B), the amount of an automatic refund under this section may not exceed $1,000.   [PL 2009, c. 474, §9 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 137, §8 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 474, §9 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1306 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 4: MEMBERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION|4 §1306. Back contribution for certain days off without pay

 §1306. Back contribution for certain days off without pay 1.  Election.  If the Maine Public Employees Retirement System determines at the time a member retires that the member's benefit would be increased as a result of the inclusion of compensation that would have been paid for fiscal year 2002-03 days off without pay as described in section 1201, subsection 3, the retirement system shall advise the member of that result and shall allow the member to elect to have that compensation included in the calculation of the member's benefit and to make payments as set forth in subsection 2.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §48 (AMD).] 2.  Payment.  The amount that a member who makes the election permitted in subsection 1 must pay is the amount equal to the employee contribution that person would have made on wages that would have been paid to that person on the days off without pay during the 2002-03 fiscal year as described in section 1201, subsection 3, plus interest at a rate, to be set by the board, not to exceed regular interest by 5 or more percentage points. Interest must be computed beginning at the end of the year when those contributions or pick-up contributions would have been made to the date of payment. If the member elects to make the payment, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shall withhold the required amount from the member's first retirement benefit check.   [PL 2009, c. 474, §10 (AMD).] 3.  Benefit calculation.  If the member fails to make the election within 31 days of the notification provided under subsection 1, the Maine Public Employees Retirement System shall calculate the member's retirement benefit without inclusion of the days off without pay during the 2002-03 fiscal year.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §48 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 486, §2 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §48 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 474, §10 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1354 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1354. Restoration to service (REPEALED)

 §1354. Restoration to service (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B27,B45 (RP).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1355 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1355. Ordinary death benefits

 §1355. Ordinary death benefits If a member who is in service or a former member who is a recipient of a disability retirement allowance dies, the member's beneficiary, or relative if the member has no designated beneficiary, is entitled to benefits on the same basis as provided for beneficiaries of state employees who are members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program by Title 5, chapter 423, subchapter 5, article 3.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §52 (AMD).]1.  Death before eligibility for service retirement.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §30 (RP).] 2.  Death after eligibility for retirement.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §30 (RP).] 3.  Election of benefits.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §30 (RP).] 4.  Cost-of-living adjustments.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §30 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B28-30,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 133, §30 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). PL 2007, c. 491, §52 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1355-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1355-A. Minimum ordinary death benefits

 §1355-A. Minimum ordinary death benefits 1.  Benefit.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1355, any eligible surviving spouse and dependent child or children of a judge who was in service prior to December 1, 1984, shall, upon the death of that judge, be entitled to a minimum benefit of 1/2 the retirement benefit of the judge, determined in accordance with section 1352, on the assumption that retirement of the judge had taken place on the date of death. If more than one child is eligible for this benefit, it shall be divided equally among them. This benefit shall continue as long as the spouse or child or children remain eligible.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §31 (AMD).] 2.  Eligibility.  Eligibility for the minimum benefit of this section is determined as follows.   A. A surviving spouse is eligible as long as that spouse does not become the dependent of another person.   [PL 1983, c. 853, Pt. C, §§ 15, 18 (NEW).]B. The dependent child or children are eligible until they no longer meet the definition of "dependent child" under section 1201, subsection 6‑A.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §32 (AMD).][PL 1989, c. 133, §32 (AMD).] 3.  Election of benefits.  The benefits described in this section shall be instead of any benefits payable under either section 1355 or section 1356.   Any person entitled to receive benefits under this section may elect, before benefit payments begin, to receive benefits under section 1355 or section 1356 instead of these benefits, if all requirements of that section are complied with.   [PL 1983, c. 863, Pt. B, §§ 32, 45 (NEW).] 4.  Cost-of-living adjustments.  Payments made under subsection 1 shall be adjusted pursuant to section 1358 in the same manner as retirement allowances.   [PL 1983, c. 863, Pt. B, §§ 32, 45 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B31,32,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 133, §§31,32 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1356 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1356. Accidental death benefits

 §1356. Accidental death benefits If a member or a former member who is receiving a disability retirement allowance dies as a result of an injury received in the line of duty, benefits are paid on the same basis as provided for members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program by Title 5, chapter 423, subchapter 5, article 5.   [PL 2007, c. 491, §53 (AMD).]1.  Benefit.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §33 (RP).] 2.  Reduction and termination.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §33 (RP).] 3.  Election of benefits.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §33 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B33,34,B45 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 133, §33 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 58, §3 (REV). PL 2007, c. 491, §53 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1358 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1358. Cost-of-living and other adjustments

 §1358. Cost-of-living and other adjustments 1.  Cost-of-living adjustments.  Except as provided in subsection 2, paragraph A, retirement allowances under this chapter must be adjusted on the same basis as provided for members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program by Title 5, section 17806.   A. [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RP).] A-1. [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RP).] B. [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RP).] C. [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RP).] D. [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RP).] [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RPR).] 2.  Retirement allowances.  Retirement allowances under section 1352, subsection 4.   A. Beginning in July 1985, and each July thereafter, through July 1989, retirement allowances under section 1352, subsection 4, shall be increased by 6% compounded annually.   [PL 1985, c. 693, §11 (NEW).]B. Beginning in September 1990, and each September thereafter, retirement allowances under section 1352, subsection 4, shall be adjusted as provided in subsection 1.   [PL 1985, c. 693, §11 (NEW).][PL 1985, c. 693, §11 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B36,B45 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 693, §11 (RPR). PL 1993, c. 410, §§L8-A (AMD). PL 1993, c. 595, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 249, §8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 433, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 473, §1, 2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (AMD).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1359 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1359. Termination of retirement benefits for conflict of interest (REPEALED)

 §1359. Termination of retirement benefits for conflict of interest (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B37,B45 (RP).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1360 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1360. Remarriage after retirement

 §1360. Remarriage after retirement If a retiree who is the recipient of a reduced regular retirement allowance under section 1357, subsection 2, paragraph B, C, D or E remarries after the retiree's spouse dies, the following provisions apply.   [PL 1999, c. 744, §3 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).]1.  Election of benefit for new spouse.  The retiree may elect to have the reduced retirement benefit paid under the same option to the new spouse after the retiree's death instead of continuing the original reduced retirement allowance to the retiree during the retiree's lifetime, under the following conditions:   A. The original spouse must have been the sole beneficiary of the reduced retirement allowance under section 1357, subsection 2, paragraph B, C, D or E; and   [PL 1999, c. 744, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).]B. The retiree must have been married to the new spouse for at least 6 months.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW).][PL 1999, c. 744, §4 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).] 2.  Time and manner of election.  The retiree may make the election at any time after the death of the original spouse and remarriage to the new spouse by:   A. Sending a written request to the executive director; and   [PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW).]B. Submitting evidence of the death of the former spouse and date of marriage to the new spouse.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW).][PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW).] 3.  Amount of benefit.  The amount of the benefit payable under the option elected shall be the actuarial equivalent, at the date of the beginning of payment of benefits under this section, of the amount of reduced retirement allowance the retiree has been receiving.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW).] 4.  Effective date of coverage of new spouse.  The effective date of the designation of the new spouse as the retiree's new beneficiary shall be the date the request is received or 6 months after the date of remarriage, whichever comes later. The retiree's retirement allowance shall be adjusted on the first day of the month following the effective date of the new designation of beneficiary.   [PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 133, §35 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 744, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).
4 ME Rev Stat § 1361 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 4: JUDICIARY|Chapter 27: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1984|Subchapter 5: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS|4 §1361. Divorce

 §1361. Divorce If a retiree who is the recipient of a reduced regular retirement allowance under section 1357, subsection 2, paragraph B, C, D or E is granted a divorce either after retirement or before a retirement beneficiary is named, subsections 1 to 4 apply.   [PL 1999, c. 744, §5 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).]1.  Election of benefit for different beneficiary.  The recipient may elect to have the reduced retirement benefit paid under the same option to a different beneficiary except when the former spouse is named as retirement beneficiary at the time the divorce is granted, in which case the election may be made only under the following conditions:   A. The spouse or former spouse who was originally named as retirement beneficiary must have been the sole beneficiary of the reduced retirement benefit under section 1357, subsection 2, paragraph B, C, D or E; and   [PL 1999, c. 744, §6 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).]B. The recipient and the spouse or former spouse who was originally named retirement beneficiary must agree to the change of beneficiary. Prior to this agreement, the executive director shall ensure that the spouse or former spouse who was originally named as retirement beneficiary has been counseled by an employee of the retirement system regarding the financial effect of giving up rights as a beneficiary and has signed a statement that the information has been received and understood.   [PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 249, §9 (AMD).] 2.  Time and manner of election.  The recipient may make the election at any time after the divorce is granted by:   A. Sending a written request to the executive director; and   [PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW).]B. Submitting evidence of the divorce.   [PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW).][PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Amount of benefit.  The amount of the benefit payable under the option elected is the actuarial equivalent, at the date of the beginning of payment of benefits under this section, of the amount of reduced retirement benefit the recipient has been receiving, plus the amount expected to be paid to the original spouse after the recipient's death.   [PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Effective date of coverage of new beneficiary.  The effective date of the designation of the recipient's new beneficiary is the date the request is received. The recipient's retirement benefit must be adjusted on the first day of the month following the effective date of the new designation of beneficiary.   [PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 55, §2 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 744, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 249, §9 (AMD).