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AL Code § 36-21-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-67 - Imposition of Additional Court Costs in Certain Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Proceedings; Remittance of Proceeds to Executive Director of Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.

Section 36-21-67Imposition of additional court costs in certain criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings; remittance of proceeds to Executive Director of Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund. In all criminal and quasi-criminal proceedings for the violation of laws of the state or municipal ordinances including violations of the state conservation laws or regulations which are tried in any court or tribunal in this state, wherein the defendant is adjudged guilty or pleads guilty or wherein a bond is forfeited and the result of the forfeiture is a final disposition of the case or wherein any penalty is imposed, there is hereby imposed an additional cost of court in the amount of $1.00 for each traffic infraction, $5.00 in each such proceeding where the offense constitutes a misdemeanor and/or a violation of a municipal ordinance other than traffic infractions and $10.00 in each such proceeding where the offense constitutes a felony; provided, however, that there shall be no additional costs imposed for violations relating to parking of vehicles. The amount of all such costs shall be remitted by the person or authority collecting the same to the Executive Director of the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund on the tenth day of each month next succeeding that in which the cost is paid. It shall be the duty of the clerk or other authority collecting the said court costs to keep accurate records of the amounts due to the board for the benefit of the fund under this section. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §9; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §9; Acts 1971, No. 2101, p. 3371, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-634, p. 1198, §5.)
AL Code § 36-21-68 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-68 - Eligibility for Membership; Application and Fees.

Section 36-21-68Eligibility for membership; application and fees. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring that any member of the fund become a member of the association or the order, or that any member of the association or the order become a member of the fund. Each peace officer who becomes a member shall pay to the fund a regular fee in an amount of up to forty dollars ($40) to be determined by the Board of Commissioners based upon the recommendation of the actuary, to be paid on or before the tenth calendar day of each month so long as he or she is a member or until he or she becomes entitled to benefits hereunder. A member who has 30 years of qualified service in the fund and having met all other requirements of the law and thereby having earned maximum benefits provided will no longer be required to make monthly contributions for his or her membership and will retain all of the rights and privileges as provided any other member. All applicants for membership must join the fund with the initial fee as determined by the board based on the recommendation of the actuary and a monthly fee set by the board in the same manner as long as they maintain their membership, with no regard given for law enforcement service prior to the date of application. If any member shall not pay the monthly fee for 60 days after its due date, the board shall give him or her notice of termination of his or her membership in the fund and of his or her right to a refund and unless he or she makes application for a refund pursuant to Section 36-21-74 within 60 days after the mailing of the notice, all amounts heretofore paid by him or her to the fund shall be returned to him or her in accordance with Section 36-21-74. Any member so terminated who later applies for membership in the fund shall lose credit for all of his or her qualified service up to the time of such termination and, upon approval of his or her new application, will become a new member in the fund. Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §8; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §8; Acts 1975, No. 199, p. 688, §1; Acts 1975, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 188, §1; Acts 1978, No. 673, p. 971, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-274, p. 343, §2; Acts 1988, No. 88-649, p. 1034, §1; Act 2001-1100, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1160, §1; Act 2015-42, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-69 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-69 - Receipt of Service Credit for Military Service, Etc.

Section 36-21-69Receipt of service credit for military service, etc. Any peace officer who becomes a member of the fund and who left his work as a peace officer and entered directly into the armed forces of the United States and who returned to work as a peace officer within six months after he ceased to serve in the armed forces shall receive prior service credit for such service in the armed forces, not to exceed five years. Any member who, in the determination of the board, is a member in good standing of the fund and who is drafted directly into any branch of the armed forces of the United States from his work as a peace officer and does not withdraw his fees shall not be required to pay any fees to the fund during his period of service in the armed forces and shall receive membership service credit for such service in the armed forces, not to exceed five years; provided, that he shall return to work as a peace officer within six months after he ceased to serve in the armed forces. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §15; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §15.)
AL Code § 36-21-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-70 - Retirement Annuity.

Section 36-21-70Retirement annuity. Any member shall, at any time after reaching the age of 52 and completion of at least 15 years' qualified service or the completion of 25 years of qualified service, regardless of age, be entitled to an annuity benefit. The amount of the monthly benefit shall be determined by the board of commissioners in an amount recommended by the actuary for the fund. The benefit shall begin upon approval by the board on the date of the member's application for the benefits on forms provided by the board, but in no event shall the benefit begin prior to his or her termination of service as a peace officer. The benefits shall be paid for the life of the member, except as otherwise provided in this section. There shall accompany any application made pursuant to this section evidence satisfactory to the board of the date of birth of the member. If any member receiving retirement benefits reenters employment as a peace officer, as defined in Section 36-21-60, then the payment of retirement benefits shall be terminated as long as he or she is so employed. Upon termination of his or her reemployment as a peace officer, the benefits will resume if during the period of reemployment he or she has made all required monthly payments to the fund. Any employment as a peace officer after the initial retirement and during which the payments are made to the fund shall be included in the computation of membership service for the purpose of determining further rights and benefits under this section. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contrary, an active and contributing member of the fund may purchase service credit in the fund for prior service rendered as a full-time peace officer within this state which would have qualified at the time for membership in the fund. The prior service credit may be claimed at any time prior to the date of termination of his or her active service as a full-time peace officer by making a lump-sum payment in the amount of the full actuarially determined cost for each year of prior service credit purchased as determined by the actuary for the fund. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §10; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §10; Acts 1975, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 188, §1; Acts 1978, No. 673, p. 971, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-438, p. 868, §1; Acts 1993, No. 93-545, p. 898, §1; Act 2001-1100, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1160, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-71 - Disability Benefits.

Section 36-21-71Disability benefits. Any member who becomes totally or permanently disabled as a result of a heart attack or any injury received in the line of duty as a peace officer not as a result of his misconduct and who makes proper application to the board on a form to be supplied by the board and submits evidence satisfactory to the board of such total or permanent disability and the circumstances giving rise to its occurrence shall be entitled to be paid benefits. The board shall have the right to require that any applicant for benefits under this section be examined by one or more physicians on behalf of the board and at its expense. Failure of any such applicant to subject himself to such examination shall be sufficient grounds for the board to deny payment of benefits under this section. Any benefit paid under this section shall be paid for a period of not longer than 24 calendar months as follows: (1) Seventy-two dollars per calendar month if his qualified service is not more than 35 months; (2) One hundred eight dollars per calendar month if his qualified service is at least 36 months and not more than 47 months; (3) One hundred forty-four dollars per calendar month if his qualified service is at least 48 months and not more than 59 months; and (4) One hundred eighty dollars per calendar month if his qualified service is 60 months or more. Any member disabled as defined in this section for a period of more than 24 calendar months shall be eligible for retirement benefits under this article if he meets the requirements of Section 36-21-70. The account of any member not meeting the requirements of Section 36-21-70, who does not return to work after having drawn disability benefits for 24 consecutive months shall be placed in an inactive status, not to exceed 36 months, with no further benefits or privileges. If said member returns to law enforcement as a full-time sworn peace officer with the powers of arrest within the 36 months, and pays the dues required, he will have restored all creditable service prior to date of disability. If said member does not return to law enforcement within the 36 months, his account will be closed with no further rights or benefits. Any member whose account is so closed who later applies for membership in the fund shall lose credit for all of his qualified service up to the time his account is closed and, upon approval of his new application, will become a new member in the fund. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §11; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §11; Acts 1975, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 188, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-649, p. 1034, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-72 - Death Benefits.

Section 36-21-72Death benefits. Each member shall be issued a certificate by the board in which the board shall agree to pay to a beneficiary to be designated by such member, upon his death while an active member, and to be conditioned upon the satisfaction of all obligations of the member to the fund, a lump sum amount of $2,500.00. If any member is killed in the line of duty, there shall be paid to his beneficiary or estate all membership fees paid by such member into the fund. Such repayment of membership fees shall be in addition to the death benefit hereinabove provided. The board shall pay to the beneficiary of a member, upon his death while an active member, a refund pursuant to Section 36-21-74. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §12; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §12; Acts 1975, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 188, §1; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 37, p. 1448, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-73 - Appointment of Actuary; Action Upon Report; Liability for Deficiency in Payments.

Section 36-21-73Appointment of actuary; action upon report; liability for deficiency in payments. The board shall have appointed and employed an actuary to make an actuarial valuation every three years or earlier, if deemed required, of the receipts and income accruing to the fund based on age, expected mortality, disability, and retirement status of the members and the qualified service and membership service of members and to determine what percentage of the proposed payments, annuities, and benefits set forth in this article may be paid if the fund is to be kept on an actuarily sound basis and in an actuarily solvent condition. Upon receipt of the report of the actuary, the executive director shall present it to a meeting of the board which shall have the power and shall be required to make adjustments of annuities and benefits, up or down, as are recommended by the actuary. Any increase or reduction in benefits resulting from any actuarial study or from any subsequent amendment of this article shall be applicable to all persons then receiving such benefits, even though such persons had theretofore received benefits at a different rate. In no event shall the board, the fund, the association, the order, or any member, officer, director, or employee of any thereof or the state or any subdivision thereof or any municipality therein be liable to any member or any beneficiary or any representative of any member or any beneficiary of the fund for any deficiency in payments made pursuant to this article and pursuant to any adjustments of annuities and benefits, up or down, as are recommended by the actuary. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §13; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §13; Acts 1975, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 188, §1; Act 2001-1100, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1160, §1; ; Act 2015-42, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-74 - Refunds of Members' Fees.

Section 36-21-74Refunds of members' fees. Any member shall be entitled at any time to withdraw from the fund and, upon application for such withdrawal on forms to be supplied by the board and approved by it, shall be entitled to receive 90 percent of all amounts heretofore paid to the fund by such member. Any member who withdraws and receives such refund shall not thereafter have any rights with respect to the fund and may not thereafter be entitled to become a member except as a new member. Any member who ceases to be a peace officer may elect not to receive any such refund for a period of not more than 36 months. If within the said 36 months' period the said person shall again become a peace officer, he may be reinstated as a member without loss of his accumulated qualified service. If a member does not return to service at the end of the 36 months' period, then his account shall be terminated and his fees shall be returned to him, thereby cancelling all his qualified service. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §14; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §14; Acts 1975, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 188, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-649, p. 1034, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-75 - Semiannual Reports of Executive Director; Annual Audits of Acts and Affairs of Board.

Section 36-21-75Semiannual reports of executive director; annual audits of acts and affairs of board. (a) The executive director shall make semiannual reports to the board showing the total amount of money on hand at the time of such report, all investments then held by the board and itemizing by classifications all receipts and disbursements since the last such semiannual report. (b) The Chief Examiner of Public Accounts of the state is hereby authorized and directed to make an annual audit of the acts and affairs of the board for each fiscal year of the board and to make a complete report of the same to the Legislature of Alabama. The said audit shall cover all moneys received by the board and all expenditures made by the board during the period covered by the audit. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §17; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §16.)
AL Code § 36-21-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-76 - Rights, Annuities and Benefits Subject to Change by Legislature; No Vested Rights in Annuities, Benefits, etc.; When Determination of Years of Qualified Service Conclusive; Reinstatement of Benefits of Certain Members; Adjustment of Amount of Benefits.

Section 36-21-76Rights, annuities and benefits subject to change by Legislature; no vested rights in annuities, benefits, etc.; when determination of years of qualified service conclusive; reinstatement of benefits of certain members; adjustment of amount of benefits. All rights, annuities and benefits provided herein shall be subject to future change by the Legislature of the state, and subject to future changes or revisions as provided in this article, and no member or beneficiary provided for in this article or hereafter existing shall be deemed to have any vested right in the fund or to any annuity or benefit provided in this article. However, when the board has once approved a member's application for a retirement annuity or benefit and such member has actually received such benefits pursuant to the board's determination for a period of two years, then such determination as to such member's years of qualified service shall be conclusive, and the board shall not thereafter arrive at a different determination as to such member's qualified service prior to such original determination as to such member's qualified service prior to such original determination except in the case of fraud or misrepresentation of any fact in the applicant's original application or application for retirement. Any member who is receiving retirement benefits and returns to active law enforcement shall be covered under the provisions of Section 36-21-70. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §18; Acts 1971, No. 1210. p. 2104, §17; Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 37, p. 1448; Acts 1988, No. 88-649, p. 1034, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-77 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-77 - Benefits, Annuities, etc., Not Subject to Attachment, Garnishment, Assignment, etc.; Annuities and Benefits to Be Paid Directly to Member or Beneficiary.

Section 36-21-77Benefits, annuities, etc., not subject to attachment, garnishment, assignment, etc.; annuities and benefits to be paid directly to member or beneficiary. None of the moneys referred to in this article or any benefit or annuity payable under this article shall be subject to attachment, garnishment or judgment entered against any member or any beneficiary entitled to receive the same nor shall any such be assignable. All payments of such annuities and benefits shall be paid directly to the member or to the beneficiary provided for in this article. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §19; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §18.)
AL Code § 36-21-78 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 4 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.|Section 36-21-78 - Annuities and Benefits Provided by Chapter Cumulative; Participation by Peace Officers in Other Plans, Systems, etc., Not to Bar Participation in Fund.

Section 36-21-78Annuities and benefits provided by chapter cumulative; participation by peace officers in other plans, systems, etc., not to bar participation in fund. The annuities and benefits provided for in this article shall not repeal or be considered to be in substitution for any other annuity or benefit provided for by law or any other retirement system, whether municipal, county, state or federal. Participation by a peace officer in any other such program, plan, fund or system shall not bar participation by such peace officer in the fund. (Acts 1969, No. 999, p. 1855, §20; Acts 1971, No. 1210, p. 2104, §19.)
AL Code § 36-21-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 5 - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance.|Section 36-21-100 - Short Title.

Section 36-21-100Short title. This article shall be known and cited as the "Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance Act." (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §1.)
AL Code § 36-21-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 21 - Law Enforcement Officers Generally.|Article 5 - Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance.|Section 36-21-101 - Definitions.

Section 36-21-101Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Tuition Eligibility Board. (2) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM. Any program leading to a diploma, certificate, or undergraduate degree in a state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college, or state university. (3) RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER. A member of an organized rescue squad of a city, town, county, or other subdivision of the state or of a public corporation, organized for the purpose of providing, within the scope of his or her practice: First aid, treatment or transport of the sick or injured; rescue or recovery operations at incidents of drowning; search and rescue of individuals lost or incapable of self rescue; or any other emergency or non-emergency incident where the services provided by the rescue squad are deemed necessary for incident stabilization. The term includes all commanders, officers, and members of organized rescue squads that are members of the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads. (4) TUITION. The cost of instruction and fees to the student as stated in the institution's catalog, plus the cost of books and supplies. (5) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER. Any person who meets all requirements set forth by his or her department, as attested by the chief of that department, and who is any of the following: a. A member of a certified volunteer fire department as provided in Section 9-3-17. b. A volunteer firefighter of a fire department of an incorporated municipality. c. A volunteer firefighter of a fire district established pursuant to state law. (Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §2; Act 2009-631, p. 1935, §1; Act 2016-385, §1.)