RS 952.41 - Conditions for vested deferred retirement allowance
A. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 11:952.41(B), a member who has completed five or more years of credited service as a contributing member of this system or ten or more years of total credited service, and who, for reasons other than retirement or death, ceases to be an employee may elect, in lieu of the refund of his accumulated contributions under R.S. 11:952.42, on a form provided by the board of supervisors for such purpose, to receive a vested deferred service retirement allowance when eligible under the provisions of R.S. 11:952.31 or an early service retirement allowance when eligible under the provisions of R.S. 11:952.33.
B. If a member:
(1) Terminates service with five years of credited service as a contributing member of this system but has less than ten years total credited service, his service retirement allowance shall be based only on the member's average regular compensation and credited service rendered while a contributing member of this system;
(2) Terminates service with ten or more years of total credited service, his service retirement allowance or early service retirement allowance shall be based upon his average regular compensation and credited service rendered before and after the effective date of this system.
Added by Acts 1971, No. 26, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 519, §1. Redesignated from R.S. 17:1634 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.