(a) Any vested member of any component system or fund of the Employees’ Retirement System may claim and purchase up to three years’ credit in his or her system or fund for up to three years of prior service which he or she rendered to any county government as a county solicitor.
lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-27-56.1

  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any vested member eligible to claim and purchase credit for prior service as a county solicitor under subsection (a), shall be awarded credit under the appropriate system or fund provided he or she pays into his or her respective retirement system or fund prior to the member’s date of retirement, a sum of money equal to a percentage of the member’s highest annual compensation or final average salary during the period of prior service, whichever is higher; the applicable percentage of the highest annual compensation or the final average salary, whichever is higher, shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions as required by the most recent actuarial valuation for each year of service purchased, not to exceed three years.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Division 1 Contents