RS 11:559 Transfer of creditable service; purchase of credit for service - Louisiana Statutes

§559.  Transfer of creditable service; purchase of credit for service

Any judge or court officer enumerated in R.S. 11:553 who is a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall have the option of any or all of the following:

(1)  Transferring to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System all of his credit from any public retirement or pension system, fund, or plan maintained primarily for officers and employees of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof, provided that he is not receiving a regular or disability benefit from the transferring retirement or pension system, fund, or plan.  All transfers of creditable service authorized by this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:143.

(2)  Purchasing credit for service as a special investigator or prosecutor of any Louisiana court, provided such purchase does not cause a duplication of credit for such service.  Any purchase made pursuant to this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158.

(3)  Upgrading credit for services other than judicial service to credit for judicial service by purchase made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1.  Acts 1983, No. 674, §1.  Acts 1986, No. 440, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:17 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 1177, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1.