Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1646 – Reversion of funds prohibited
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1646
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Employer: shall mean any parish in the state of Louisiana; the state of Louisiana, or the police jury or any other governing body of a parish or political corporation or subdivision of the state of Louisiana which employs and pays persons as district attorneys or assistant district attorneys. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1581
- Member: shall include any employee, as defined in Paragraph (10) of this Section, included in the membership of this system as provided in Part II of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1581
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Retirement: shall mean withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1581
- Retirement System: shall mean the District Attorneys' Retirement System as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1581
A. Plan assets shall not be used for, or diverted to, any person or purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries, except that contributions made by the employer may be returned to the employer if the contribution was made due to a mistake of fact and the contribution is returned within one year of the mistaken payment of the contribution.
B. The amount of any contribution returned shall not exceed the difference between the amount actually contributed and the amount which would have been contributed had there been no mistake of fact and shall not include the earnings attributable to such contribution. The amount of the contribution returned shall be reduced by any losses attributable to the contribution, and no member shall have his benefit reduced by the return of the contribution to less than such benefit would have been had the contribution not been returned.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, if the retirement system is terminated and all obligations under the retirement system are fully funded and provided for, any excess funds held by the system shall be returned to the employer.
Acts 2012, No. 523, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.