Section 353B.09 Refund

MINNESOTA STATUTES AND CODES

353B.09 REFUND.

Subdivision 1.Entitlement.

A former member of a consolidating relief association who terminates active employment as a police officer or firefighter, whichever applies, by the municipality in which the consolidating relief association is located, to whom no other benefit is payable and who is not reemployed by that or another governmental subdivision within a period of 30 days following the termination of employment shall be entitled to receive a refund.

Subd. 2.Refund amount.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), (c), or (d), the refund payable to a person entitled as provided in subdivision 1 shall be the total amount of accumulated member contributions, without interest.

(b) The refund payable to a person entitled as provided in subdivision 1 shall be 75 percent of the total amount of accumulated member contributions, without interest, for the former members of the following consolidating relief associations:

(1) Bloomington Police Relief Association;

(2) Fridley Police Pension Association;

(3) Richfield Police Relief Association;

(4) Rochester Fire Department Relief Association;

(5) Rochester Police Relief Association;

(6) St. Cloud Police Relief Association;

(7) St. Louis Park Police Relief Association;

(8) Winona Fire Department Relief Association; and

(9) Winona Police Relief Association.

(c) The refund payable to a person entitled as provided in subdivision 1 shall be $500 plus $100 per full year of allowable service in excess of five years of allowable service if the member terminates with at least five years of allowable service but less than 20 years of allowable service, for the former members of the Minneapolis Police Relief Association.

(d) No refund shall be payable for the former members of the following consolidating relief associations:

(1) Duluth Firefighters Relief Association;

(2) Duluth Police Pension Association;

(3) Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association;

(4) St. Paul Fire Department Relief Association; and

(5) St. Paul Police Relief Association.