North Carolina General Statutes 135-55. Membership
(a) The membership of the Retirement System shall consist of:
(1) All judges and district attorneys in office on January 1, 1974;
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 135-55
- Accumulated contributions: shall mean the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and accredited to his individual account in the annuity savings fund, together with regular interest thereon as provided in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-1
- Clerk of superior court: shall mean the clerk of superior court provided for in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-53
- Director of Indigent Defense Services: shall mean the Director of Indigent Defense Services as provided for in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-53
- District attorney: shall mean the district attorney or solicitor provided for in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-53
- Judge: shall mean any justice or judge of the General Court of Justice and the administrative officer of the courts. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-53
- Retirement System: shall mean the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System of North Carolina as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-1
- Retirement System: shall mean the "Consolidated Judicial Retirement System" of North Carolina, as established in this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-53
- Service: shall mean service as a teacher or State employee as described in subdivision (10) or (25) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 135-1
(2) All persons who become judges and district attorneys or reenter service as judges and district attorneys after January 1, 1974;
(3) All clerks of superior court in office on January 1, 1975;
(4) All persons who become clerks of superior court or reenter service as clerks of superior court after January 1, 1975;
(5) All public defenders in office on July 1, 2007;
(6) All persons who become public defenders or reenter service as public defenders after July 1, 2007;
(7) The Director of Indigent Defense Services on July 1, 2008; and
(8) All persons who become the Director of Indigent Defense Services or reenter service as the Director of Indigent Defense Services after July 1, 2008.
(b) The membership of any person in the Retirement System shall cease upon:
(1) The withdrawal of his accumulated contributions after he is no longer a judge, district attorney, public defender, the Director of Indigent Defense Services, or clerk of superior court, or
(2) His retirement under the provisions of the Retirement System, or
(3) His death. (1973, c. 640, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1031, ss. 12, 13; 2005-276, s. 29.30A(e); 2005-345, s. 42; 2007-323, s. 28.21B(e); 2008-107, s. 26.24(e).)