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AR Code § 24-11-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-411. Payments

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, all moneys paid from the pension and relief fund shall be paid by the treasurer only upon warrants signed by the chair and countersigned by the secretary thereof.  (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no warrant shall be drawn except by order of the board, and interest accruing from the fund while on deposit or otherwise shall constitute a part of the fund.  (c) In a policemen's pension and relief fund in which the board has employed a trustee or custodian under § 24-11-410(c) to hold the assets, the trustee or custodian may pay benefits to persons and beneficiaries entitled to benefits under the fund as directed by the board.
AR Code § 24-11-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-412. Report on condition of fund

 The board of trustees shall report to the council or city commission the condition of the pension fund on the first regular meeting in January of each year.
AR Code § 24-11-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-413. Moneys added to fund — Contributions

 (a) There shall be added to the policemen's pension and relief fund the following moneys:  (1) All forfeitures and fines imposed upon any member of the police department by way of discipline;  (2) All money given or donated to the fund;  (3) All money deducted from the salary of any member of the police department on account of absence or loss of time;  (4) All rewards paid for any purpose;  (5) Ten percent (10%) of all fines and forfeitures, not including court costs, collected by the county or city official, agency, or department designated pursuant to § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in the district courts of this state for violation of ordinances or state law that pursuant to law would be deposited into the city general fund and are not designated by law as payable to the county or state agencies or entities; and  (6)  (A) Six percent (6%) of the monthly salary of each member of the department, to be deducted each month by the city and immediately paid to the board of trustees of the policemen's pension and relief fund.  (B) However, the monthly deduction shall be four percent (4%) for police officers contributing to Social Security unless increased, but not to exceed six percent (6%), by the majority vote of the contributing members of a police department covered by Social Security.      (b) All cities and towns in which a policemen’s pension and relief fund is established shall contribute to the fund an amount not less than six percent (6%) of the police officers’ salary.  (c) The contributions by cities and towns shall not exceed the amount contributed by the police officers, except where authorized by appropriation of the city’s or town’s governing body.  (d) A policemen's pension and relief fund that has assigned administrative responsibility for the fund to the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System under § 24-11-406 continues to be eligible to collect and deposit the amounts under subsection (a) of this section as contributions.
AR Code § 24-11-415 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-415. Proceeds derived from sale of confiscated goods

 (a)  (1)  (A) In all cities and towns, all goods confiscated by a police officer of the city, by the sheriff, or by an officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police within the city and that are no longer needed as evidence shall be sold at auction or Internet auction.  (B) The auction or Internet auction shall be held at least annually or more often if the city determines appropriate.  (C) The proceeds derived from the sale of all confiscated goods shall be deposited into the city's policemen's pension and relief fund.    (2) Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not supersede any existing provisions of law governing the disposition of confiscated goods.    (b)  (1) Until such time as the policemen's pension and relief fund is actuarially sound as determined by the actuary under contract with the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board, in all cities and towns all moneys confiscated by a police officer of the city, by the sheriff, or by an officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police within the city shall be deposited into the city's policemen's pension and relief fund.  (2) Subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not supersede any existing provisions of law governing the disposition of confiscated moneys.  (3) At the time that the policemen's pension and relief fund is actuarially sound, all moneys received under this subsection shall be retained by the city.    (c) A policemen's pension and relief fund that has assigned administrative responsibility for the fund to the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System under § 24-11-406 continues to be eligible to collect and deposit these amounts as contributions until the unfunded liability as a result of the consolidation has been fully amortized.
AR Code § 24-11-416 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-416. Proration where fund insufficient

 If at any time there should not be sufficient money in the fund to pay each person a full amount to which he or she may be entitled, the beneficiaries shall be paid by prorating the fund available among them.
AR Code § 24-11-417 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-417. Subjection of fund to legal process

 (a) No portion of the policemen's pension and relief fund shall at any time be subject to seizure or levy under any process whatsoever for the payment of any claim or debt held against any disabled member or the surviving spouse, dependent parent, or child of a deceased or retired member.  (b) The fund shall be securely held and distributed for the purpose of pensioning the persons mentioned in this subchapter and for no other person or purpose whatsoever.
AR Code § 24-11-418 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-418. Former military service credit purchase

 (a) Any active member of a policemen's pension and relief fund may purchase credited service in the pension fund equivalent to a period not to exceed five (5) years for service rendered by the member while on active duty in the United States Armed Forces before the member's employment covered by the pension fund, if the member:  (1) Received an honorable discharge from the armed forces;  (2) Has at least twenty (20) years of actual service in the pension fund; and  (3)  (A) Contributes to the pension fund an amount that is the actuarial equivalent of the value of the credited service to be purchased.  (B) The actuarial equivalent is of the time of the purchase of the credited service and shall be determined by the actuary for the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board or for a pension fund under administration of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System, the actuary for that system.      (b) The board of trustees of the policemen's pension and relief fund shall make the final determination as to the:  (1) Length of purchased service credit;  (2) Amount of regular interest to be charged; and  (3) Manner in which payment is made to the pension fund.    (c) Service credit purchased under this section shall be used to determine the member's total credited service under the pension fund but shall not be used to determine his or her final average pay under the pension fund.
AR Code § 24-11-421 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-421. Credited service — Restoration

 (a)  (1) In the event a former member again becomes an employee of the same police department where previously employed, the police officer shall again become a member of the system, and the credited service forfeited by him or her shall be restored to his or her credit, but only if he or she returns to the fund the amount refunded to him or her plus interest from the date of withdrawal to the date of repayment.  (2) The interest rate to be paid shall be equal to the fund's average investment rate of return as indicated in the last three (3) annual accountant's reports, but in no case less than six percent (6%).  (3) The repayment shall be made according to such rules as the board shall adopt.    (b) Any police officer who has become a member of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System shall remain a member of that system.
AR Code § 24-11-422 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-422. Benefits — Voluntary retirement

 (a)  (1)  (A) Any member of a police department who has performed faithful service for a period of at least twenty (20) years shall be eligible for voluntary retirement.  (B) Upon written application by the member, the member shall be entitled to receive from the fund a monthly pension equal to one-half (½) the actual salary based upon his or her highest salary year during his or her time of service.    (2)  (A)  (i) The term “salary” means regular salary only and does not include, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (a)(2)(A)(ii) of this section, overtime pay, payments for unused accrued sick or annual leave, or the cash value of any nonrecurring or unusual remuneration.  (ii)  (a) The term “salary” may include the payments to a police officer for unused accrued sick leave not to exceed ninety (90) work days recorded on the records of the city or town as of the officer's date of retirement, provided the municipality agrees by ordinance to make adequate contributions to the fund to cover the additional costs for the benefits from the increased salary and the fund is judged by an actuarial determination to be actuarially sound.  (b) The board of trustees of the local fund shall determine the actuarial costs of the payments for the unused accrued sick leave to the fund.      (B) The overtime exclusion shall not apply to a benefit computed at any time on a salary year prior to June 28, 1985.      (b)  (1)  (A) Any police officer who has more than twenty (20) years of service at the time of retirement shall be entitled to receive the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) per month in addition to his or her regular retirement pay for each full year worked over and above twenty (20) years.  (B) In no instance shall he or she receive more than one hundred dollars ($100) per month in addition to his or her regular benefit.    (2) The increase in benefit levels provided in this subsection for service beyond twenty (20) years shall apply only to those police officers who retire on or after January 1, 1987.  (3) If a deceased officer receives the benefit provided under this subsection at the time of his or her death, the benefit shall be included in the amount paid to a surviving spouse or surviving child under § 24-11-425(a)(1)(A)(ii).    (c)  (1) Any member of a department of a city which is divided by a street state line from an incorporated city or town in an adjoining state who is eligible for voluntary retirement and who shall continue to work for the department may receive the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) per month upon retirement in addition to his or her regular monthly retirement pay for each continuous year that he or she shall work over and above his or her twenty (20) years.  (2) In no instance shall he or she receive more than three hundred dollars ($300) per month in addition to his or her regular retirement pay.
AR Code § 24-11-424 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-424. Benefits — Retirant receiving less than one-half salary

 Retired police officers who are eligible to receive benefits from a policemen's pension and relief fund shall receive from the policemen's pension and relief fund a minimum monthly benefit of no less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350).
AR Code § 24-11-426 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-426. Optional vesting rights policy

 (a)  (1) Upon an actuarial determination that the policemen's pension and relief fund will remain actuarially sound, the board of trustees of a local policemen's pension and relief fund of cities of the first class shall have the option to establish a vesting rights policy in its policemen's pension and relief fund.  (2) The required actuarial valuation shall be made by the actuary employed by the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board, who shall then report the actuarial findings in writing to the board of trustees.  (3) All costs for the actuarial valuation shall be borne by the local funds.    (b)  (1) If approved, the vesting policy shall provide that in the event a member with ten (10) years or more of credited service in the system ceases to be employed as a member of the department and does not withdraw his or her accumulated employee contributions to the system, the member shall be entitled to receive a pension upon reaching fifty-five (55) years of age and making application to the board of trustees.  (2) The pensions shall be computed at two and one-half percent (2.5%) of salary at the time of separation from the department, multiplied by the number of years of credited service, not to exceed twenty (20) years.    (c) Any member may elect to withdraw his or her accumulated contributions to the system at the time of separation from the department and to waive any pension rights the member may have earned in the system.  (d) This section shall not affect any other section of the policemen's pension and relief funds of cities of the first class.
AR Code § 24-11-428 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-428. Return of salary deductions

 In the event of resignation or discharge from the police department of any member thereof, all moneys deducted from his or her salary shall be immediately returned to him or her without interest.
AR Code § 24-11-429 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-429. Vacation pay

 The head or chief of each police department shall arrange that each employee shall be granted an annual vacation of not fewer than fifteen (15) working days with full pay.
AR Code § 24-11-430 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-430. Death benefit

 (a) When an active or retired police officer dies, the board of trustees shall pay from the fund a sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500) to pay the death benefits of the decedent to:  (1) The surviving spouse of the police officer;  (2) The police officer's estate if there is no surviving spouse; or  (3)  (A) A beneficiary chosen by the police officer if before death the police officer executed a beneficiary form.  (B) The board of trustees shall provide a beneficiary form to active and retired police officers.      (b) Each board of trustees shall adopt a policy establishing the amount to be paid for death benefits under this section, and the amount shall be awarded uniformly to all eligible persons.  (c) The board of trustees may change the amount of death benefits payable under this section, but in that instance the amount shall be uniformly distributed likewise.
AR Code § 24-11-432 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-432. Additional benefits for certain officers hired prior to January 1, 1983

 (a) Beginning July 1, 1987, in addition to the monthly pension benefits as set forth in §§ 24-11-401 — 24-11-403, 24-11-405 — 24-11-413, 24-11-416, 24-11-417, 24-11-422, 24-11-423, 24-11-425, 24-11-428 — 24-11-430, 24-11-801 — 24-11-807, 24-11-809, 24-11-813 — 24-11-815, and 24-11-818 — 24-11-820, for those police officers hired prior to January 1, 1983, and who continue to work beyond their twenty-fifth year, the member shall receive at age sixty (60) and thereafter a benefit on the amount equal to one and one-fourth percent (1.25%) of final salary attached to the rank which the member may have held in the department preceding the date of retirement multiplied by the number of years of service in excess of twenty-five (25) years up to a maximum total benefit of seventy-five percent (75%) of final salary, provided that the maximum seventy-five percent (75%) of final salary shall no longer apply to benefits payable on April 30, 1993, and thereafter to persons retiring henceforth and to those persons who retired on or after July 1, 1987.  (b) This benefit shall be payable to the member only and not to surviving spouses or dependent children.  (c)  (1) For the purposes of this section, “salary” means recurring pays which are received for a regularly scheduled work week and shall not include, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, payments for unused accrued sick leave or annual leave or the cash value of any nonrecurring or unusual remunerations.  (2) The term “salary” may include the payments to those police officers under this section for unused accrued sick leave not to exceed ninety (90) work days recorded on the records of the city or town as of the officer's date of retirement, provided the municipality agrees by ordinance to make adequate contributions to the fund to cover the additional costs for the benefits from the increased salary and the fund is judged by an actuarial determination to be actuarially sound. The board of trustees shall determine the actuarial costs of the payments for the unused accrued sick leave to the fund.
AR Code § 24-11-433 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 24 - Retirement And Pensions|Chapter 11 - Local Police And Fire Pension And Relief Funds|Subchapter 4 - Police Pension and Relief Funds — Cities of the First Class|§ 24-11-433. Police pension funds — Partial disability pensions

 (a)  (1) If a member of a police department of a city of the first class with a population in excess of one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) persons as determined by the 1990 population totals as published by the United States Bureau of the Census becomes physically or mentally permanently partially disabled and this fact is certified by a physician named by the local board of trustees, the member of the police department shall be entitled to retire and receive a pension as provided in this section.  (2) A member of the police department shall not be retired for disability for natural causes unless he or she has served at least five (5) years.    (b)  (1) The physician's certification shall state whether the disability is total or partial.  (2) In the event such disability is partial, the physician shall state the extent of such partial disability, apportioned to the body as a whole, in percentage terms.  (3)  (A) If the disability injury or disease occurred while not actually performing work in gainful employment for the police department and the physician certifies that such disability is total, the monthly benefit shall be equal to the benefit paid to normal service retirants.  (B) If the physician certifies that such disability is partial, the monthly benefits shall be equal to the benefit paid to normal service retirants multiplied by the percentage the member is disabled, as certified by the physician.    (4)  (A) If, however, a police officer is injured in the line of duty and the physician certifies that such disability is total, the monthly disability benefit shall either be equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the salary attached to the rank held by the member in the police department or shall be equal to the benefit paid to normal service retirants, whichever is greater.  (B) If the physician certifies that such disability is partial, the monthly benefit shall be equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the salary attached to the rank held by the member in the police department or shall be equal to the benefit paid to normal service retirants, whichever is greater, multiplied by the percentage the member is disabled, as certified by the physician.      (c) The local board of trustees shall determine whether the disability occurred in the line of duty and may require any medical evidence, official reports, expert testimony, or other information to be supplied by the police officer in addition to the required physician's examination.  (d) The additional benefits provided in this section shall be effective for all qualifying applications first received by the local board of trustees on or after January 1, 1987.  (e) For purposes of this section, “injured in the line of duty” means to have sustained a disabling injury or disease while the member of the police department is conducting official police department operations or training to become a police officer.