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LA Rev Stat § 11:1735 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1735. Exemption from execution

RS 1735 - Exemption from execution  A. The following items are hereby exempt from any state or municipal tax and from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever as provided in this Chapter, except as provided in R.S. 11:292: the right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, or to the return of contributions, the pension, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person, and the moneys in various funds created by this Chapter. These enumerated items shall be unassignable, except as in this Chapter specifically otherwise provided. Benefits paid under this Chapter shall be exempt from state income tax. If the contributions of an employee are paid by a municipality in order to secure credit for back service, these funds may be assigned to the municipality until such time as the employee has repaid contributions so paid or the municipality has released the contributions so paid by written notice to the board of trustees of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System. B. The exemptions and provisions of this Section shall apply to the Employees' Retirement System of the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge and the Employees' Retirement System of the city of Shreveport.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 654, §1; Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Acts 1986, No. 767, §5; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7155 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1736 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1736. Protection against fraud

RS 1736 - Protection against fraud  Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this system in an attempt to defraud the system shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars or imprisonment in the parish jail not to exceed twelve months, such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.  Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7156 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1737 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1737. Correction of errors

RS 1737 - Correction of errors  Should any change or error in the records either through administrative error or fraud result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the system more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board shall correct such error and so far as practicable shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled, shall be paid.  Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7157 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1738 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1738. Application of amendments

RS 1738 - Application of amendments  Amendments to this Chapter which have been or may be enacted shall be applicable only to persons who, on or after the effective date thereof, are in service as participating members, unless the amendatory act specifies otherwise.  Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7158 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1751 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1751. Membership

RS 1751 - Membership  A. The membership of this system shall be composed of all employees not specifically excluded by the provisions of this Part, as follows:  (1) Effective upon the revision date all employees shall become members of this system and shall be placed in the applicable plan as outlined below:  (a) Those participating in both the regular plan and the supplemental plan or only in the supplemental plan shall become members of Plan A.  (b) Those participating only in the regular plan shall become members of Plan B.  (2) All individuals who become employees after the revision date shall become members of Plan A or Plan B as determined by the agreement in effect for each employer.  B. The agreement shall be the determining factor for purposes of placing members into the appropriate plan.  C. Those employees who were participating members of this system on September 7, 1978, shall be continued as members subsequent to that date, provided they are employees as defined herein, even though they do not work the number of hours per week required by the definition of employee as set forth herein. This Subsection shall not apply to those employees who on September 7, 1978, worked at least the number of hours required by the definition of employee as set forth herein.  D. In accordance with the provisions of this Subsection, employees of the Louisiana Municipal Association are eligible for membership in Plan A of the system. The board of trustees of the system is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the governing authority of the association relative to this membership. If such an agreement is entered into, in addition to conditions otherwise required by law or which are customary, it shall provide that the association agrees that if a majority of its employees vote, in an election to be held prior to January 1, 1985, to participate in the plan, it shall henceforth require such membership as a condition of employment.  E. Persons who have retired from any Louisiana state public retirement system, plan, or fund who are over the age of sixty-five shall not be required to participate in the system.  F. Any person who qualifies as an employee pursuant to R.S. 11:1732(13)(b) shall participate in and contribute to the system on all earnings from all participating employers. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to grant any additional service credit above what would have been earned if all such earnings of the employee were paid by a single participating employer.  Acts 1978, No. 788, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 596, §1. Acts 1984, No. 555, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7191 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 555, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 264, §1, eff. June 15, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 110, §1, eff. May 11, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1751.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1751.1. Elected officials subject to term limits

RS 1751.1 - Elected officials subject to term limits A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an elected official who would otherwise be required to be a member of the system but who is subject to term limits which prevent him from earning the minimum number of years of creditable service necessary to receive a benefit shall not be eligible to be a member of the system. No employee or employer contributions shall be made by such an elected official or his employer. B. Any elected official who is a member of the system on the effective date of this Section, who has been paying employee contributions, and who is subject to term limits as provided in this Section shall no longer be a member of the system and may apply for a refund of his employee contributions immediately as otherwise provided for in this Chapter. C. Any person who withdraws his contributions or who is not eligible to be a member of the system under the provisions of this Section who later wishes to receive credit for service for these years in this or any other system in this Title shall pay to such system an amount sufficient to offset any additional liability to the system, calculated on an actuarial basis in accordance with R.S. 11:158(C). Acts 2003, No. 860, §1, eff. July 1, 2003. NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 860, §§2 and 3, relative to benefits for certain system members and period of effectiveness of such provisions.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1752 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1752. Persons not eligible for membership; persons becoming eligible for membership in other systems

RS 1752 - Persons not eligible for membership; persons becoming eligible for membership in other systems A. Persons who are members of any fund or who are eligible for membership in any fund financed wholly or partly by public funds for the retirement of employees by the state of Louisiana or by a city, parish, village or other political subdivision in the state of Louisiana, shall not be entitled to membership in this system. B. Individuals paid jointly by a participating employer and the parish are not eligible for membership in this system, except the following: (1) City marshals and their employees. (2) City constables and their employees. (3) Clerks of city courts except in the city of New Orleans. (4) Persons who have through error participated in this system for in excess of five years prior to January 1, 1988. Those persons who through error have participated in this system for less than five years on January 1, 1988 shall be allowed to transfer to the system to which they should otherwise belong in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:143. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A, above, any member who becomes eligible for membership in any other retirement system covering the same employment may elect to remain a member of this system in lieu of membership in the other system, by filing a notice in writing with the board within ninety days of becoming eligible. Such election shall be irrevocable. D, E. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 95, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 1992. Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1035, §1; Acts 1987, No. 582, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7192 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 95, §§1 and 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 15, §1, eff. June 12, 2011. NOTE: See Acts 1986, No. 1035, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1754 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1754. Termination of membership

RS 1754 - Termination of membership  An employee shall cease to be a member upon the occurrence of any of the following circumstances:  (1) He resigns, is dismissed, or is otherwise separated from service. (2) He withdraws from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter.  Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7193 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.  {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1992, NO. 220, §§1, 2 FOR UNCODIFIED SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS.}}
LA Rev Stat § 11:1756 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1756. Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits

RS 1756 - Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits  A. A member or survivor eligible for a benefit of this Chapter shall make application for such benefit to the board.  B. The benefit shall commence upon the first day of the first month following withdrawal of the member from employment, provided such retirement received board approval, except that the retirement allowance for an eligible vested member shall commence on the first day of the first month following application for benefits and subsequent board approval.  C. The retirement allowance shall be paid in equal monthly installments for life and shall not be increased, decreased, revoked, or repealed except for error or where otherwise specifically provided by law. Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7195 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.  NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 860, §§2 and 3, relative to benefits for certain system members and period of effectiveness of such provisions.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1759 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1759. Return of accumulated contributions

RS 1759 - Return of accumulated contributions   A. Subject to the restrictions contained herein, should a member not eligible to retire cease to be an employee under the provisions of this Chapter, he shall be paid the amount of his accumulated contributions upon demand.  B. Should a member die before retirement and not leave survivors eligible for benefits herein, the amount of his accumulated contributions shall be paid to his estate or to such person as he shall have nominated by written designation, duly executed and filed with the board.  C. Should the survivor of a member eligible for any benefit under this Chapter desire a refund of the member's contributions in lieu of such benefit, he shall receive such refund by notifying the board in writing, and executing a waiver of all benefits provided herein.  D. However, refunds of accumulated contributions shall not be required to be made to the member or to his estate until and unless the member has been terminated from a participating municipality for thirty days and until all contributions for said member have been submitted by the member's employer.   Acts 1983, No. 648, §1; Acts 1990, No. 48, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7198 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2020, No. 31, §1, eff. June 30, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1760 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1760. Vesting

RS 1760 - Vesting  A.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 11:1789.6 or 1808.6, a member who withdraws from active service on or after the revision date prior to becoming eligible for retirement, having at least ten years of creditable service, and having received no refund of his accumulated contributions, shall be entitled to receive a retirement allowance to commence on his earliest normal retirement date.  (2) Such deferred retirement allowance shall be computed according to the provisions of Part III or Part IV which governed such member prior to his withdrawal from service, based on final compensation and creditable service at date of withdrawal.  (3) During the period from the member's date of withdrawal from service to the member's earliest normal retirement date, he shall not be considered to be a member and therefore shall not be entitled to any benefits due a member. Upon retirement he shall be entitled to exercise all rights and privileges of a retired member.  B. A member who withdrew from active service prior to the revision date, and having received no refund of his accumulated contributions, shall be entitled to receive a vested retirement allowance according to the statutes in effect at time of such withdrawal.  C. Should a vested terminated member return to active employment, he shall become a member and shall contribute at the current rate.  Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Acts 1989, No. 580, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7199 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2018, No. 4, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1761 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1761. Cost-of-living adjustment; nonrecurring lump-sum benefit

RS 1761 - Cost-of-living adjustment; nonrecurring lump-sum benefit A. The board of trustees may use interest earnings on Plan A and Plan B investments in excess of normal requirements as determined by actuarial study to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to recipients of benefits of the respective plans who have been retired for a period of not less than one year. The amount of the adjustment shall not exceed two percent of the original benefit for each full calendar year of retirement. Such cost-of-living adjustments shall be paid only when such excess funds are available and payments shall be made in such manner and in such amount as determined by the board of trustees. B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in particular R.S. 11:242, the board of trustees is authorized to provide a permanent monthly cost-of-living adjustment to recipients of benefits of the respective plans who would otherwise be eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. The cost-of-living adjustment shall be payable in a monthly amount not to exceed three percent of the normal monthly benefit payable to the recipient on the date the increase is granted but shall not be less than twenty dollars per month. (2) The authority of the board of trustees to provide the cost-of-living adjustment provided in this Subsection shall become effective July 1, 2008. The authority of the board of trustees to provide the cost-of-living adjustment shall be nonrecurring, and the board of trustees shall not grant more than one cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7201 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 247, §1; Acts 2007, No. 232, §1, eff. July 2, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 113, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1762 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1762. Part-time reemployment of retirees

RS 1762 - Part-time reemployment of retirees  A.(1) Whenever a retiree receiving normal retirement benefits becomes reemployed by an employer but he does not meet the definition of an employee and his monthly earnings are equal to or less than the difference between his monthly average final compensation and his monthly retirement benefit, his retirement benefits shall continue and he shall not be a member of the system.  (2) Whenever a retiree receiving normal retirement benefits becomes reemployed by an employer but he does not meet the definition of an employee and his monthly earnings exceed the difference between his monthly average final compensation and his monthly retirement benefit, his retirement benefits shall be reduced by the amount his monthly earnings exceed the difference between his monthly average final compensation and his monthly retirement benefit for every month of such employment and he shall not be a member of the system. The calculation of monthly earnings shall not include income attributable to service as a part-time elected official listed in R.S. 11:164.  B. For a retired member first reemployed on or after July 1, 2016, during a period of reemployment by an employer without his meeting the definition of an employee, the retiree and his employer shall make contributions to the retirement system as provided by this Chapter, but the retiree shall receive no additional service credit and shall not accrue any additional retirement benefit in the retirement system. Upon termination of reemployment, employee contributions paid since reemployment shall, upon application, be refunded to the retiree without interest. The retirement system shall retain the employer contributions and interest on contributions made pursuant to this Subsection.  C. The retired member and the employer shall immediately notify the board of the retiree's date of employment, the amount of his monthly salary, and any changes in salary, number of hours employed per week, estimated duration of employment, and date of termination of employment.  D. For purposes of this Section, there shall be an annual cost-of-living adjustment to the average final compensation figure used to determine whether benefits are to be continued or reduced. This cost-of-living adjustment shall be based upon and directly reflect the annual percentage increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 225, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7202 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 1081, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 2016, No. 649, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2017, No. 314, §1, eff. June 30, 2017; Acts 2019, No. 416, §1, eff. June 20, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1762.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1762.1. Full-time reemployment of retirees

RS 1762.1 - Full-time reemployment of retirees  A.(1) If a retiree receiving a normal benefit becomes employed by an employer as an employee on or after July 1, 2017, the retired member's retirement benefit shall be suspended and the retired member shall be a member of the system. Upon his subsequent separation from service, the system shall resume payments of the retired member's original benefit.  (2) If the retiree worked for more than twelve months, he shall receive a supplemental benefit based on his salary and service earned during reemployment using the payment option elected by the member for his original retirement benefit. If the retiree is reemployed for a period of less then twelve months, he shall not earn a supplemental benefit and the system shall return the employee contributions to the member without interest and retain the contributions paid by the employer.  B. The supplemental benefit when combined with the original benefit shall not exceed the final compensation figure used to compute the original benefit or the supplemental benefit, whichever is greater.  C. If a retiree receiving a normal benefit becomes employed by an employer as an employee prior to July 1, 2017, the retired member may elect to have his benefit suspended and be a member of the system pursuant to this Section.  Acts 2017, No. 314, §1, eff. June 30, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 42, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1764. Maximum benefit

RS 1764 - Maximum benefit  The actual retirement benefit paid to any retiree of this system at the time of retirement, whether for normal or disability retirement and whether the benefit is the full maximum allowable or reduced due to the selection of an optional mode of benefit payments as allowed by R.S. 11:1757, shall not exceed one hundred percent of the retiree's final salary or final compensation, whichever is greater.  Acts 1992, No. 1027, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1765 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1765. City councilman or alderman service for which credit has not been received

RS 1765 - City councilman or alderman service for which credit has not been received  A. Any member of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System serving, or who has served, as a city councilman or alderman who has prior service in that office and has been precluded from purchasing credit therefor, shall be allowed to purchase such service if application is made to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System as described herein, provided the member pays into the system an amount which, on an actuarial basis, totally offsets the increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the purchase of the service credit. The amount payable shall be calculated by use of the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use at the time of the purchase of the service credit. However, the service hereby purchased shall not include military service credit.  B. In order to receive such credit, the member shall make application to the system in which he seeks to obtain the credit and shall furnish a detailed statement of all service for which credit is claimed, in such form as the board requires. No credit for such service shall be allowed until payment in full has been received by the system.  C. Credit obtained under the provisions of this Section shall be usable for purposes of meeting the eligibility requirements for retirement and for calculating the value of retirement benefits.  Acts 1992, No. 880, §1, eff. July 8, 1992.