Upon retirement for ordinary disability, a member receives a retirement allowance equal to the rate prescribed for service retirement subject to the provisions of § 45-21-31; provided that no member retiring with less than ten (10) years of total service receives a benefit less than the member would have received if the member had ten (10) years of total service.

History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2784, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 45-21-20; P.L. 1959, ch. 23, § 2; P.L. 1964, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 29, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 360, § 3.