Rhode Island General Laws 45-21.2-6.1. South Kingstown police department – Retirement allowance
Upon retirement from service pursuant to subdivision (1), (2), or (5) of § 45-21.2-5, a member of the South Kingstown police department receives a retirement allowance which is a life annuity terminable at the death of the annuitant, and is an amount equal to the sum of two and one-half percent (2.5%) of final compensation multiplied by the years of service accrued after July 1, 1993, and until June 30, 2012, and two percent (2%) of final compensation multiplied by the years of service accrued prior to July 1, 1993. For service on and after July 1, 2012, a member’s service retirement allowance shall be determined in accordance with § 45-21.2-6. The annual retirement allowance in no event shall exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of final compensation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 335, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 12; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 12.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-21.2-6.1
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- final compensation: means for members who retire on or prior to June 30, 2012, the average annual compensation, pay or salary of a member for services rendered during the period of three (3) consecutive years within the total service of the member when that average was highest. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21.2-2