(1) Judges appointed after July 1, 1997, are members of and are eligible for service credit in this system.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-18-201

  • Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Judge: means a judge or justice of the courts of record as enumerated in Section 78A-1-101. See Utah Code 49-18-102
  • Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Service credit: means :
         (50)(a) the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and
         (50)(b) periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • System: means the Judges' Noncontributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-18-102
(2)

     (2)(a) Any judge appointed prior to July 1, 1997, may either become a member of the Judges’ Noncontributory Retirement System or remain a member of the Judges’ Contributory Retirement System established under Chapter 17, Judges’ Contributory Retirement Act, by following the procedures established by the board pursuant to this chapter.
     (2)(b) Judges may only elect to participate in this system under Subsection (2) prior to January 1, 1998.