Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1752 – Persons not eligible for membership; persons becoming eligible for membership in other systems
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1752
- Member: means a contributing employee who is covered under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- participating employer: shall mean :
(i) Any incorporated city, town, or village in the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- retirement system: means the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana, established as of January 1, 1955, defined in Chapter 4, Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, and as subsequently amended. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
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 La. Rev. Stat. 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D, E. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 95, §2, eff.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 La. Rev. Stat. 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.