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NE Code § 24-701.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-701.01 - Act, how cited.

24-701.01.  Act, how cited.Sections 24-701 to 24-714 shall be known and may be cited as the Judges Retirement Act.Source   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 12;   Laws 1997, LB 624, § 10;   Laws 1998, LB 532, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 36;  Laws 2001, LB 408, § 7;  Laws 2002, LB 407, § 11;  Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 10;  Laws 2010, LB950, § 8;  Laws 2011, LB509, § 9;  Laws 2015, LB468, § 2.
NE Code § 24-701.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-701.02 - Changes to act; operative; when.

24-701.02.  Changes to act; operative; when.Any changes made to the Judges Retirement Act affecting retirement benefits shall be so interpreted as to effectuate their general purpose to provide, in the public interest, adequate retirement benefits for judges and to permit a change in such retirement benefits as soon as the same may become operative under the Constitution of Nebraska.Source Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 9.
NE Code § 24-702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-702 - Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges; Nebraska Judges Retirement Act Expense Fund; created; use.

24-702.  Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges; Nebraska Judges Retirement Act Expense Fund; created; use.(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges which shall be administered by the board and to which shall be credited all money appropriated or transferred by law thereto. The fund is hereby appropriated and made available to the board for the uses and purposes prescribed by the provisions of the Judges Retirement Act.(2) The employer contribution to the fund shall consist of the amounts remitted pursuant to subsection (3) of section 24-703.(3) The Nebraska Judges Retirement Act Expense Fund is created. The fund shall be credited with money from the retirement system assets and income sufficient to pay the pro rata share of administrative expenses incurred as directed by the board for the proper administration of the Judges Retirement Act and necessary in connection with the administration and operation of the retirement system.Source   Laws 1955, c. 83, § 2, p. 245;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 13;  Laws 2001, LB 408, § 8;  Laws 2002, LB 407, § 12;  Laws 2005, LB 364, § 6.
NE Code § 24-703.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-703.01 - Participation in retirement system; requirements.

24-703.01.  Participation in retirement system; requirements.On and after July 1, 2010, no judge shall be authorized to participate in the retirement system provided for in the Judges Retirement Act unless the judge (a) is a United States citizen or (b) is a qualified alien under the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2009, and is lawfully present in the United States.Source Laws 2010, LB950, § 9.
NE Code § 24-703.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-703.03 - Elections authorized.

24-703.03.  Elections authorized.Any future member who has not previously retired prior to July 1, 2004, may elect to make contributions as provided in subdivision (2)(b) of section 24-703 and receive benefits as described in sections 24-707.01 and 24-708. Such election shall be made by written notice delivered to the board not later than ninety days after July 1, 2004.Source Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 8.
NE Code § 24-704.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-704.01 - Board; power to adjust contributions and benefits; overpayment of benefits; investigatory powers; subpoenas.

24-704.01.  Board; power to adjust contributions and benefits; overpayment of benefits; investigatory powers; subpoenas.(1)(a) If the board determines that the retirement system has previously received contributions or distributed benefits which for any reason are not in accordance with the Judges Retirement Act, the board shall refund contributions, require additional contributions, adjust benefits, or require repayment of benefits paid. In the event of an overpayment of a benefit, the board may, in addition to other remedies, offset future benefit payments by the amount of the prior overpayment, together with regular interest thereon. In the event of an underpayment of a benefit, the board shall immediately make payment equal to the deficit amount plus regular interest.(b) The board shall have the power, through the director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems or the director's designee, to make a thorough investigation of any overpayment of a benefit, when in the judgment of the retirement system such investigation is necessary, including, but not limited to, circumstances in which benefit payments are made after the death of a member or beneficiary and the retirement system is not made aware of such member's or beneficiary's death. In connection with any such investigation, the board, through the director or the director's designee, shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and documents, whether in hardcopy, electronic form, or otherwise, and issue subpoenas for such purposes. Such subpoenas shall be served in the same manner and have the same effect as subpoenas from district courts.(2) The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations implementing this section, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) The procedures for refunding contributions, adjusting future contributions or benefit payments, and requiring additional contributions or repayment of benefits; (b) the process for a member, member's beneficiary, employee, or employer to dispute an adjustment of contributions or benefits; and (c) notice provided to all affected persons. All notices shall be sent prior to an adjustment and shall describe the process for disputing an adjustment of contributions or benefits.Source   Laws 1996, LB 1076, § 10;  Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 12;  Laws 2015, LB40, § 6;  Laws 2018, LB1005, § 14.
NE Code § 24-705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-705 - Technical and administrative employees; actuary; report; expenses.

24-705.  Technical and administrative employees; actuary; report; expenses.The board shall have the power to secure and employ the services of such technical and administrative employees as are necessary to carry out the Judges Retirement Act. Pursuant to subdivision (2)(e) of section 84-1503, the board shall have an annual report prepared by a member of the American Academy of Actuaries showing a complete valuation of the present and prospective assets and liabilities of the fund created by the act. Such valuation shall be on the basis of actuarial assumptions recommended by the actuary, approved by the board, and kept on file with the board. The report shall further include a prospectus of the amount of the appropriation that will be required from the Legislature for the succeeding year. This report shall be furnished electronically to the Clerk of the Legislature at each regular session. Each member of the Legislature shall receive an electronic copy of such report by making a request for it to the director. The employees of the board shall be paid at such rates as the board shall approve. All administrative expenses shall be paid from the retirement fund.Source   Laws 1955, c. 83, § 5, p. 247;   Laws 1971, LB 987, § 7;   Laws 1979, LB 322, § 7;   Laws 1981, LB 462, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 18;   Laws 1995, LB 502, § 1;   Laws 1998, LB 1191, § 37;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 25.
NE Code § 24-706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-706 - Termination of employment; return of contributions, when; rejoining system.

24-706.  Termination of employment; return of contributions, when; rejoining system.(1) Upon termination of employment, any member whose service is terminated prior to age sixty-five for any cause other than death or disability may, upon request to the board:(a) Have returned to him or her the total amount of contributions which he or she has made to the fund, plus regular interest, and the return of such contributions to such judge shall preclude such judge from any benefits under the Judges Retirement Act unless and until such judge again serves in such capacity and repays his or her withdrawals pursuant to section 24-706.01. If the member chooses not to repay such withdrawals with interest, the member shall enter the retirement system as a new member with no prior rights; or(b) Leave his or her contributions in the fund and receive a retirement annuity as provided in sections 24-708 and 24-710.(2) Any member whose service is terminated at or subsequent to age sixty-five shall be considered as beginning normal retirement and annuity payments shall begin as provided in section 24-710.Source   Laws 1955, c. 83, § 6, p. 247;   Laws 1959, c. 95, § 3, p. 412;   Laws 1969, c. 178, § 3, p. 765;   Laws 1974, LB 905, § 4;   Laws 1975, LB 42, § 1;   Laws 1986, LB 92, § 3;   Laws 1989, LB 506, § 4;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 19;   Laws 1996, LB 1076, § 9;   Laws 1997, LB 624, § 11;  Laws 1999, LB 703, § 5;  Laws 2000, LB 1192, § 6;  Laws 2001, LB 408, § 10.
NE Code § 24-706.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-706.01 - Termination of employment prior to eligibility to retire; rejoining system; effect.

24-706.01.  Termination of employment prior to eligibility to retire; rejoining system; effect.A member who terminates employment prior to becoming eligible to retire and again serves as a judge may elect to repay part or all of the amount he or she had withdrawn as a refund pursuant to section 24-706 plus the interest that would have accrued on such amount. Payment shall commence prior to termination of employment, shall not be extended more than five years after the date the member elects to repay his or her refund, and shall be completed prior to termination of employment. Prior service and rights shall be restored in proportion to the amounts repaid, and the prior service and rights of the member shall be fully restored only if he or she repays all accumulated withdrawals plus interest which would have accrued on that amount.Source Laws 2001, LB 408, § 11.
NE Code § 24-707.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-707.01 - Surviving spouse; benefits; applicable, when.

24-707.01.  Surviving spouse; benefits; applicable, when.(1) This section only applies to a judge who first served as a judge on or after July 1, 2004, and to a future member who elects to make contributions and receive benefits as provided in section 24-703.03.(2) In the event of the death of a judge subsequent to retirement, his or her surviving spouse, if any, shall be entitled to receive, if the surviving spouse was born not more than five years subsequent to the birth of the deceased judge, a monthly benefit payable for life equal to fifty percent of the monthly benefit the retired judge was entitled to receive under the normal form of payment. Such benefit to the surviving spouse shall be provided without actuarial reduction or other assessment to the retired judge in determining his or her benefits. The entire cost of such a benefit shall be assumed by the fund. This benefit value may be applied on an actuarially equivalent basis to any joint and survivor benefit elected by a retiring judge with the surviving spouse as named beneficiary.(3) In the event that the spouse of a retiring judge was born more than five years subsequent to the birth of the judge, such benefit to the judge described under subsection (2) of this section shall be reduced by the actuarial cost of providing a benefit to the surviving spouse equal to fifty percent of the benefit the retired judge was entitled to receive. The reduction to the retired judge's benefit shall be limited to that portion of the actuarial cost that exceeds the actuarial cost if the spouse was born five years subsequent to the judge. In the event of the death of a retired judge as described by this subsection, his or her surviving spouse shall receive a monthly benefit payable for life equal to fifty percent of the monthly benefit received by the deceased judge.(4) This section shall not prevent a retiring judge from contracting to provide a larger percentage of benefit for a surviving spouse under other applicable statutes.Source Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 7.
NE Code § 24-708.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-708.01 - Retired member; reemployment; how treated.

24-708.01.  Retired member; reemployment; how treated.For a member who retired under section 24-708 and becomes employed full-time or part-time as a judge in the state after his or her retirement date, the retired member shall continue receiving retirement benefits, shall be treated as a new judge for all purposes of the Judges Retirement Act, and shall receive service credit only for service commencing from the date of reemployment. Retired judges who are assigned to temporary duty as provided in sections 24-729 to 24-733 shall not become contributing active members in the retirement system and shall not receive any service credits.Source  Laws 1997, LB 624, § 14.
NE Code § 24-709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-709 - Judge; physically or mentally disabled; retirement; Commission on Judicial Qualifications; application; examination; benefits.

24-709.  Judge; physically or mentally disabled; retirement; Commission on Judicial Qualifications; application; examination; benefits.Any judge, except a clerk magistrate, who has become physically or mentally disabled, which disability seriously interferes with the performance of his or her duties and which disability is determined to be permanent or reasonably likely to become permanent, may, upon being found so disabled by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications, retire or be retired, and upon such retirement he or she shall be entitled to receive the retirement annuity as provided in section 24-710. Any judge, or the guardian of any judge, so permanently disabled desiring to so retire, shall file an application for such retirement with the commission, which application shall be in such form and contain such information as such commission shall require. Such commission may require such judge to be examined by a physician appointed by the commission and may require such other evidence and proof of disability as it deems necessary to reach a determination as to whether such judge is so permanently disabled. If the commission determines that any such judge is so permanently disabled, it shall promptly notify the judge and the Public Employees Retirement Board and thereupon such judge shall be placed on retirement by the board and receive the retirement annuity each month as is provided in section 24-710.Source   Laws 1955, c. 83, § 9, p. 248;   Laws 1971, LB 987, § 8;   Laws 1983, LB 223, § 3;   Laws 1986, LB 529, § 19.
NE Code § 24-709.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-709.01 - Judicial retirement proceedings before Commission on Judicial Qualifications; confidential.

24-709.01.  Judicial retirement proceedings before Commission on Judicial Qualifications; confidential.All documents filed with and proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Qualifications pursuant to sections 24-709 and 24-712 shall be confidential.Source   Laws 1981, LB 475, § 12;  Laws 2000, LB 1192, § 8.
NE Code § 24-709.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-709.02 - Certain clerk magistrates; disabled; retirement; Public Employees Retirement Board; application; examination; benefits.

24-709.02.  Certain clerk magistrates; disabled; retirement; Public Employees Retirement Board; application; examination; benefits.(1) Clerk magistrates who were associate county judges and members of the fund at the time of their appointment as clerk magistrates shall have questions of disability decided by the Public Employees Retirement Board. Any such clerk magistrate may be retired as a result of disability either upon his or her own application or upon the application of an employer or any person acting in his or her behalf. Upon such retirement he or she shall be entitled to receive the retirement annuity as provided in section 24-710. Before any such clerk magistrate may be retired, a medical examination shall be made at the expense of the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges, which examination shall be conducted by a disinterested physician legally authorized to practice medicine under the laws of the state in which he or she practices, such physician to be selected by the board, and the physician shall certify to the board that the clerk magistrate is physically or mentally incapable of further performing his or her duties and should be retired. The application for disability retirement shall be made within one year of termination of employment.(2) The board may require any such disability beneficiary who has not attained the age of sixty-five to undergo a medical examination at the expense of the board once each year. Should any disability beneficiary refuse to undergo such an examination, his or her disability retirement benefit may be discontinued by the board.Source   Laws 1983, LB 223, § 5;   Laws 1986, LB 529, § 20;   Laws 1997, LB 623, § 9.
NE Code § 24-710.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-710.01 - Judges; alternative contribution rate and retirement benefit; election; notice.

24-710.01.  Judges; alternative contribution rate and retirement benefit; election; notice.Any original member, as defined in subdivision (18) of section 24-701, who has not previously retired, may elect to make contributions and receive benefits pursuant to subsection (2) of section 24-703 and subsection (2) of section 24-710, instead of those provided by subsection (1) of section 24-703 and subsection (1) of section 24-710. Such election shall be by written notice delivered to the board not later than November 1, 1981. Such member shall thereafter be considered a future member.Source   Laws 1977, LB 344, § 1;   Laws 1981, LB 459, § 5;   Laws 1986, LB 92, § 6;  Laws 2016, LB790, § 3;  Laws 2017, LB415, § 20.
NE Code § 24-710.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-710.02 - Retirement benefits; exemption from legal process; exception.

24-710.02.  Retirement benefits; exemption from legal process; exception.All annuities or benefits which any person shall be entitled to receive under the Judges Retirement Act shall not be subject to garnishment, attachment, levy, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or any other process of law whatsoever and shall not be assignable except to the extent that such annuities or benefits are subject to a qualified domestic relations order under the Spousal Pension Rights Act.Source   Laws 1986, LB 311, § 12;   Laws 1989, LB 506, § 8;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 23;   Laws 1995, LB 574, § 37;   Laws 1996, LB 1273, § 22;  Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 16;  Laws 2012, LB916, § 16;  Laws 2015, LB40, § 7.  Cross References  Spousal Pension Rights Act, see section 42-1101.
NE Code § 24-710.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-710.03 - Judges; purchase of service credit; application of section.

24-710.03.  Judges; purchase of service credit; application of section.Any future member who has served as a judge for eighteen years but less than twenty years prior to July 15, 1992, and who has, prior to such date, contributed and earned the maximum benefit pursuant to subsection (2) of section 24-710 may purchase up to two years of service credit in order to qualify for the maximum benefit in effect after July 15, 1992. Service credit may only be purchased for actual time served as a judge. The amount to be paid shall not exceed the amount the member would have paid into the system based on the compensation and two years of service immediately following the year in which the member reached the maximum benefit in effect prior to July 15, 1992, plus the interest on that amount which would have accrued under the retirement system provided by the Judges Retirement Act. Any payment made pursuant to this section by a member to qualify for the maximum benefit in effect after July 15, 1992, shall be received by the retirement system office by December 31, 1993. Any such payment shall be made in a single lump sum.This section shall not apply to any member who retires prior to July 15, 1992.Source   Laws 1992, LB 682, § 4;   Laws 1993, LB 363, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 833, § 24;   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 17.
NE Code § 24-710.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 24 - Courts|24-710.04 - Reemployment; military service; credit; effect.

24-710.04.  Reemployment; military service; credit; effect.(1) Any judge who returns to service as a judge for the State of Nebraska pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., shall be treated as not having incurred a break in service by reason of the judge's period of military service. Such military service shall be credited for purposes of determining the nonforfeitability of the member's accrued benefits and the accrual of benefits under the plan.(2) The state shall be liable for funding any obligation of the plan to provide benefits based upon such period of military service. To satisfy the liability, the State Court Administrator shall pay to the retirement system an amount equal to:(a) The sum of the judge's contributions that would have been paid during such period of military service; and(b) Any actuarial costs necessary to fund the obligation of the plan to provide benefits based upon such period of military service. For the purposes of determining the amount of such liability and obligation of the plan, earnings and forfeitures, gains and losses, regular interest, or interest credits that would have accrued on the judge's contributions that are paid by the State Court Administrator pursuant to this section shall not be included.(3) The amount required in subsection (2) of this section shall be paid to the retirement system as soon as reasonably practicable following the date the judge returns to service as a judge for the State of Nebraska, but must be paid within eighteen months of the date the board notifies the State Court Administrator of the amount due. If the State Court Administrator fails to pay the required amount within such eighteen-month period, then the State Court Administrator is also responsible for any actuarial costs and interest on actuarial costs that accrue from eighteen months after the date the State Court Administrator is notified by the board until the date the amount is paid.(4) The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations on:(a) How and when the judge and State Court Administrator must notify the retirement system of a period of military service;(b) The acceptable methods of payment;(c) Determining the service and compensation upon which the contributions must be made;(d) Accelerating the payment from the State Court Administrator due to unforeseen circumstances that occur before payment is made pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the judge's termination or retirement or the court's reorganization, consolidation, or merger; and(e) The documentation required to substantiate that the judge returned to service as a judge for the State of Nebraska pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.(5) This section only applies to military service that falls within the definition of uniformed service under 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. Military service does not include service provided pursuant to sections 55-101 to 55-181.Source   Laws 1996, LB 847, § 14;  Laws 2017, LB415, § 21.