North Carolina General Statutes 58-86-75. Determination of creditable service; information furnished by applicants for membership
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 58-86-75
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-86-2
- Eligible firefighter: means all persons 18 years of age or older who are firefighters of the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof, including those performing such functions in the protection of life and property through firefighting within a county or city governmental unit. See North Carolina General Statutes 58-86-2
The board shall determine by appropriate rules and regulations the number of years’ credit for service of firefighters and rescue squad workers. Firefighters and rescue squad workers who are now serving as such shall furnish the board with information upon applying for membership as to previous service. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, the Board may grant qualified prior service credits to eligible firemen [firefighters] and rescue squad workers under such terms and conditions that the Board may adopt when the Board determines that an eligible firefighter or rescue squad worker has been denied such service credits through no fault of his or her own. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1086, s. 29; 2013-284, s. 1(a).)