Utah Code 49-18-201. System membership — Eligibility
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(1) Judges appointed after July 1, 1997, are members of and are eligible for service credit in this system.
Terms Used In Utah Code 49-18-201
- Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Judge: means a judge or justice of the courts of record as enumerated in Section 78A-1-101. See Utah Code 49-18-102
- Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Service credit: means :(50)(a) the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and(50)(b) periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- System: means the Judges' Noncontributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-18-102
(2)(2)(a) Any judge appointed prior to July 1, 1997, may either become a member of the Judges’ Noncontributory Retirement System or remain a member of the Judges’ Contributory Retirement System established underChapter 17, Judges’ Contributory Retirement Act , by following the procedures established by the board pursuant to this chapter.(2)(b) Judges may only elect to participate in this system under Subsection(2) prior to January 1, 1998.