RS 11:765 Withdrawal from service after five years; retirement at age sixty - Louisiana Statutes

§765.  Withdrawal from service after five years; retirement at age sixty

A.  Any member who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and, upon reaching age sixty, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.

B.(1)  The retirement allowance under this Section shall be due and payable by the system effective the first day of the month following the attainment of age sixty, but shall not be paid until a written application for retirement is executed and filed with the system.

(2)  Any member who withdraws from service and elects to take advantage of this Section shall be provided a written commitment by the system concerning his future retirement rights.

C.  This Section shall become effective September 12, 1980, and shall not be retroactive and shall not apply to any other type of retirement.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 613, §2.  Amended by Acts 1980, No. 221, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:632 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.