An individual who was a member on February 25, 1972, may upon qualifying pursuant to RCW 41.40.230, make an irrevocable election to receive the nonduty disability retirement allowance provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section subject to the provisions of RCW 41.40.310 and 41.40.320. Upon attaining or becoming disabled after age sixty the member shall receive a service retirement allowance as provided for in RCW 41.40.190 except that the annuity portion thereof shall consist of a continuation of the cash refund annuity previously provided to him or her. The disability retirement allowance prior to age sixty shall consist of:

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Terms Used In Washington Code 41.40.250

  • Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all contributions standing to the credit of a member in the member's individual account, including any amount paid under RCW 41. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • Actuarial equivalent: means a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of such mortality and other tables as may be adopted by the director. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • 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.
  • Annuity: means payments for life derived from accumulated contributions of a member. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • Department: means the department of retirement systems created in chapter 41. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • Final compensation: means the annual rate of compensation earnable by a member at the time of termination of employment. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • Member: means any employee included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided for in RCW 41. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • Pension: means payments for life derived from contributions made by the employer. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance as provided by this chapter. See Washington Code 41.40.010
  • Retirement allowance: means the sum of the annuity and the pension. See Washington Code 41.40.010
(1) A cash refund annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at the time of his or her retirement; and
(2) A pension, in addition to the annuity, equal to one one-hundredth of the member’s average final compensation for each year of service. If the recipient of a retirement allowance under this section dies before the total of the annuity portions of the retirement allowance paid to him or her equals the amount of his or her accumulated contributions at the date of retirement, then the balance shall be paid to the member’s estate, or the person or persons, trust, or organization as he or she shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department, or if there is no designated person or persons, still living at the time of his or her death, then to his or her surviving spouse, or if there is no designated person or persons still living at the time of his or her death nor a surviving spouse, then to his or her legal representatives.

NOTES:

Intent1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.
Severability1969 c 128: See note following RCW 41.40.010.
Nonduty disability retirement allowance1972 act: See RCW 41.40.235.