Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2242.4 – Eligibility for retirement
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2242.4
- Employee: shall mean any of the following classifications:
(a)(i) Any full-time police officer, empowered to make arrests. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2213
- Member: shall include any employee, as defined in Paragraph (11) of this Section, included in the membership of this system as provided in Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2213
- Retirement: shall mean withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2213
- Service: shall mean service rendered as an employee as described in Paragraph (11) of this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:2213
Any member of this subplan shall be eligible for retirement if he has:
(1) Thirty years or more of service, at any age.
(2) Twenty-five years or more of service, at age fifty-five or thereafter.
(3) Twenty years of service credit at any age, exclusive of unused annual and sick leave and military service other than qualified military service as provided in 26 U.S.C. § 414(u) earned on or after December 12, 1994. Any person retiring under this Paragraph shall have his benefit, inclusive of military service credit and allowable unused annual and sick leave, actuarially reduced. Any member retiring under this Paragraph shall have his benefit actuarially reduced from the earliest age that he would normally become eligible for a regular retirement benefit under Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Section based upon his years of service as of the date of retirement. Any employee who elects to retire under the provisions of this Paragraph shall not be eligible to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan provided by La. Rev. Stat. 11:2221 or the Initial Benefit Option provided by La. Rev. Stat. 11:2224(F).
(4) Ten years or more of service, at age sixty.
Acts 2012, No. 522, §1.