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WA Rev Code § 41.26.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.100 - Allowance on retirement for service.

RCW 41.26.100 Allowance on retirement for service.A member upon retirement for service shall receive a monthly retirement allowance computed according to his or her completed creditable service credit years of service as follows: Five years but under ten years, one-twelfth of one percent of his or her final average salary for each month of service; ten years but under twenty years, one-twelfth of one and one-half percent of his or her final average salary for each month of service; and twenty years and over one-twelfth of two percent of his or her final average salary for each month of service: PROVIDED, That the recipient of a retirement allowance who shall return to service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be considered to have terminated his or her retirement status and he or she shall immediately become a member of the retirement system with the status of membership he or she had as of the date of retirement. Retirement benefits shall be suspended during the period of his or her return to service and he or she shall make contributions and receive service credit. Such a member shall have the right to again retire at any time and his or her retirement allowance shall be recomputed, and paid, based upon additional service rendered and any change in final average salary.[ 2006 c 350 § 1; 1991 c 343 § 16; 1974 ex.s. c 120 § 3; 1972 ex.s. c 131 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 257 § 9; 1970 ex.s. c 6 § 5; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 10.]NOTES:Effective date—2006 c 350 § 1: "Section 1 of this act takes effect July 1, 2006." [ 2006 c 350 § 3.]Findings—Effective dates—1991 c 343: See notes following RCW 41.50.005.Severability—1974 ex.s. c 120: See note following RCW 41.26.030.Severability—1972 ex.s. c 131: See note following RCW 41.26.030.Purpose—Severability—1971 ex.s. c 257: See notes following RCW 41.26.030.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.105 - Purchase of actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit upon retirement—Purchase by past retirees.

RCW 41.26.105 Purchase of actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit upon retirement—Purchase by past retirees.(1) At the time of retirement, plan 1 members may purchase an optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit from the Washington law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 1 retirement fund established in RCW 41.50.075. A minimum payment of twenty-five thousand dollars is required.(2) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing an annuity under this section must pay all of the cost with an eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan.(a) The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all eligible rollovers and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.(b) "Eligible retirement plan" means a tax qualified plan offered by a governmental employer.(3) Plan 1 members whose retirement was effective prior to June 9, 2016, may purchase an annuity under this section between January 1, 2017, and June 1, 2017.[ 2016 c 222 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 41.26.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.115 - Director of retirement systems to adopt rules governing disability boards—Remand of orders not in accordance with rules.

RCW 41.26.115 Director of retirement systems to adopt rules governing disability boards—Remand of orders not in accordance with rules.(1) The director of retirement systems shall adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, under which each disability board shall execute its disability retirement duties under this chapter. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(a) Standards governing the type and manner of presentation of medical, employability, and other evidence before disability boards; and(b) Standards governing the necessity and frequency of medical and employability reexaminations of persons receiving disability benefits.(2) If the director determines that an order or determination of a disability board was not processed in accordance with the rules established under this section, the director may remand the order or determination for further proceedings consistent with the rules.[ 1981 c 294 § 1.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 294: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1981 c 294 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 41.26.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.130 - Allowance on retirement for disability.

RCW 41.26.130 Allowance on retirement for disability.(1) Upon retirement for disability a member shall be entitled to receive a monthly retirement allowance computed as follows: (a) A basic amount of fifty percent of final average salary at time of disability retirement, and (b) an additional five percent of final average salary for each child as defined in *RCW 41.26.030(7), (c) the combined total of (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not exceed a maximum of sixty percent of final average salary.(2) A disabled member shall begin receiving the disability retirement allowance as of the expiration of his or her six month period of disability leave or, if his or her application was filed after the sixth month of discontinuance of service but prior to the one year time limit, the member's disability retirement allowance shall be retroactive to the end of the sixth month.(3) Benefits under this section will be payable until the member recovers from the disability or dies. If at the time that the disability ceases the member is over the age of fifty, he or she shall then receive either disability retirement allowance or retirement for service allowance, whichever is greater.(4) Benefits under this section for a disability that is incurred while in other employment will be reduced by any amount the member receives or is entitled to receive from workers' compensation, social security, group insurance, other pension plan, or any other similar source provided by another employer on account of the same disability.(5) A member retired for disability shall be subject to periodic examinations by a physician approved by the disability board prior to attainment of age fifty, pursuant to rules adopted by the director under RCW 41.26.115. Examinations of members who retired for disability prior to July 26, 1981, shall not exceed two medical examinations per year.[ 1991 c 35 § 20; 1987 c 185 § 11; 1981 c 294 § 3; 1970 ex.s. c 6 § 8; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 13.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 41.26.030 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (7) to subsection (6).Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.Intent—Severability—1987 c 185: See notes following RCW 51.12.130.Severability—1981 c 294: See note following RCW 41.26.115.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.135 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.135 - Cessation of disability—Determination.

RCW 41.26.135 Cessation of disability—Determination.(1) A disabled member who believes that his or her disability has ceased in accordance with RCW 41.26.130(3) may make application to the disability board which originally found the member to be disabled, for a determination that the disability has ceased.(2) Every order of a disability board determining that a member's disability has ceased pursuant to RCW 41.26.130(3) shall forthwith be reviewed by the director. The director may affirm the decision of the disability board or remand the case for further proceedings if the director finds the disability board's findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:(a) In violation of constitutional provisions; or(b) In excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the disability board; or(c) Made upon unlawful procedure; or(d) Affected by other error of law; or(e) Clearly erroneous in view of the entire record as submitted and the public policy contained in this chapter; or(f) Arbitrary or capricious.(3) Determinations of whether a disability has ceased under RCW 41.26.130(3) and this section shall be made in accordance with the same procedures and standards governing other cancellations of disability retirement.[ 1985 c 103 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.26.162 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.162 - Ex spouse qualifying as surviving spouse.

RCW 41.26.162 Ex spouse qualifying as surviving spouse.(1) An ex spouse of a law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system retiree shall qualify as surviving spouse under RCW 41.26.160 or 41.26.161 if the ex spouse has been provided benefits under any currently effective court decree of dissolution or legal separation or in any court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of dissolution or legal separation. Such an ex spouse shall continue to receive the court-awarded portion of the member's benefit after the member's death as if the member was still alive.(2) An ex spouse whose benefit resumes as a result of chapter 62, Laws of 2005 shall receive an initial payment equivalent to that portion of the member's benefit received prior to its suspension. The benefit will not be adjusted under RCW 41.26.240 for the period the allowance was suspended.(3) Chapter 62, Laws of 2005 shall not result in the payment of benefits for the period during which benefits were suspended.(4) This section shall apply retroactively.[ 2005 c 62 § 3; 2002 c 158 § 3; 1991 sp.s. c 12 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 41.26.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.170 - Refund of contributions on discontinuance of service—Reentry.

RCW 41.26.170 Refund of contributions on discontinuance of service—Reentry.(1) Should service of a member be discontinued except by death, disability, or retirement, the member shall, upon application therefor, be paid the accumulated contributions within sixty days after the day of application and the rights to all benefits as a member shall cease: PROVIDED, That any member with at least five years' service may elect the provisions of RCW 41.26.090(2).(2) Any member whose contributions have been paid in accordance with subsection (1) of this section and who reenters the service of an employer shall upon the restoration of withdrawn contributions, which restoration must be completed within a total period of five years of service following resumption of employment, then receive credit toward retirement for the period of previous service which these contributions are to cover.(3) If the member fails to meet the time limitations of subsection (2) of this section, the member may make the payment required under RCW 41.50.165(2) prior to retirement. The member shall then receive credit toward retirement for the period of previous service that the withdrawn contributions cover.[ 1994 c 197 § 6; 1991 c 35 § 24; 1970 ex.s. c 6 § 14; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 22.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—Effective date—1994 c 197: See notes following RCW 41.50.165.Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.190 - Credit for military service.

RCW 41.26.190 Credit for military service.Each person affected by this chapter who at the time of entering the armed services was a member of this system, and has honorably served in the armed services of the United States, shall have added to the period of service as computed under this chapter, the period of service in the armed forces: PROVIDED, That such credited service shall not exceed five years.[ 1991 c 35 § 26; 1970 ex.s. c 6 § 13; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 18.]NOTES:Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.192 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.192 - Credit for service under prior pension system—Restoration of withdrawn contributions.

RCW 41.26.192 Credit for service under prior pension system—Restoration of withdrawn contributions.If a member of plan 1 served as a law enforcement officer or firefighter under a prior pension system and that service is not creditable to plan 1 because the member withdrew his or her contributions plus accrued interest from the prior pension system, the member's prior service as a law enforcement officer shall be credited to plan 1 if the member pays to the retirement system the amount under RCW 41.50.165(2) prior to retirement.[ 1994 c 197 § 7; 1992 c 157 § 1.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—Effective date—1994 c 197: See notes following RCW 41.50.165.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.194 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.194 - Credit for service under prior pension system—Service not covered under prior system.

RCW 41.26.194 Credit for service under prior pension system—Service not covered under prior system.If a plan 1 member's prior service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter under a prior pension system is not creditable because, although employed in a position covered by a prior pension act, the member had not yet become a member of the pension system governed by the act, the member's prior service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be creditable under plan 1, if the member pays to the plan the amount set forth under RCW 41.50.165(2) prior to retirement.[ 1994 c 197 § 8; 1992 c 157 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—Effective date—1994 c 197: See notes following RCW 41.50.165.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.197 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.197 - Service credit for paid leave of absence—Application to elected officials of labor organizations.

RCW 41.26.197 Service credit for paid leave of absence—Application to elected officials of labor organizations.(1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit as provided under the provisions of RCW 41.26.080 through 41.26.3903.(2) A member who receives compensation from an employer while on an authorized leave of absence to serve as an elected official of a labor organization, and whose employer is reimbursed by the labor organization for the compensation paid to the member during the period of absence, may also be considered to be on a paid leave of absence. This subsection shall only apply if the member's leave of absence is authorized by a collective bargaining agreement that provides that the member retains seniority rights with the employer during the period of leave. The basic salary reported for a member who establishes service credit under this subsection may not be greater than the salary paid to the highest paid job class covered by the collective bargaining agreement.[ 1993 c 95 § 3.]NOTES:Retroactive application—Effective date—1993 c 95: See notes following RCW 41.40.175.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.199 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.199 - Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.

RCW 41.26.199 Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.(1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.26.090 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit.(2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit.(3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.(4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service and shall be used exclusively to provide the member with a monthly annuity that is paid in addition to the member's retirement allowance.[ 2006 c 214 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2006 c 214: See note following RCW 41.40.034.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.200 - Appeal to director of retirement systems.

RCW 41.26.200 Appeal to director of retirement systems.Any person feeling aggrieved by any order or determination of a disability board denying disability leave or disability retirement, or canceling a previously granted disability retirement allowance, shall have the right to appeal the order or determination to the director. The director shall have no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal unless a notice of appeal is filed with the director within thirty days following the rendition of the order by the applicable disability board. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be served upon the director and the applicable disability board and, within ninety days thereof, the disability board shall certify its decision and order which shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, together with a transcript of all proceedings in connection therewith, to the director for review. Upon review of the record, the director may affirm the order of the disability board or may remand the case for such further proceedings as he or she may direct, in accordance with such rules of procedure as the director shall promulgate.[ 1981 c 294 § 5; 1974 ex.s. c 120 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 257 § 13; 1970 ex.s. c 6 § 11; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 16.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 294: See note following RCW 41.26.115.Severability—1974 ex.s. c 120: See note following RCW 41.26.030.Purpose—Severability—1971 ex.s. c 257: See notes following RCW 41.26.030.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.211 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.211 - Notice for hearing required prior to petitioning for judicial review.

RCW 41.26.211 Notice for hearing required prior to petitioning for judicial review.Any person aggrieved by any final decision of the director must, before petitioning for judicial review, file with the director of the retirement system by mail or personally within sixty days from the day such decision was communicated to such person, a notice for a hearing. The notice of hearing shall set forth in full detail the grounds upon which such person considers such decision unjust or unlawful and shall include every issue to be considered, and it must contain a detailed statement of facts upon which such person relies in support thereof. Such persons shall be deemed to have waived all objections or irregularities concerning the matter on which such appeal is taken other than those specifically set forth in the notice of hearing or appearing in the records of the retirement system.[ 1984 c 184 § 16; 1981 c 294 § 6; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 19. Formerly RCW 41.26.052, 41.26.210.]NOTES:Severability—1984 c 184: See note following RCW 41.50.150.Severability—1981 c 294: See note following RCW 41.26.115.
WA Rev Code § 41.26.221 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.26 - Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System.|41.26.221 - Hearing—Conduct.

RCW 41.26.221 Hearing—Conduct.A hearing shall be held by the director, or the director's duly authorized representative, in the county of the residence of the claimant at a time and place designated by the director. Such hearing shall be de novo and shall conform to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. The disability board and the department shall be entitled to appear in all such proceedings and introduce testimony in support of the decision. Judicial review of any final decision by the director shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW as now law or hereafter amended.[ 1984 c 184 § 17; 1981 c 294 § 7; 1969 ex.s. c 209 § 20. Formerly RCW 41.26.054, 41.26.220.]NOTES:Severability—1984 c 184: See note following RCW 41.50.150.Severability—1981 c 294: See note following RCW 41.26.115.