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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 3 - Executive » Chapter 28A - Tier Ii Retirement Benefits Program

§ 767e. Persons eligible for early retirement; definition

For the purposes of sections 767a through 767e of this chapter, “persons eligible for early retirement” means a police officer, firefighter, including a firefighter employed by the Virgin Islands Port Authority, Virgin Islands marshals and probation officers of the Superior Court, and correction officers.

§ 770b. Annuity and benefit payments

(a) The right of any member or other beneficiary to an annuity, benefit or refund accrues as of the date of enactment of this chapter. (b) Except as otherwise provided, any annuity provided herein is payable for life in equal semi-monthly installments on the fifteenth and last day of each month from the beginning date […]

§ 770d. Exemption of rights from legal process; unassignability

(a) Except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter and subject to subsection (b), the rights of a person to any annuity or benefit or right accrued or accruing to any person under the provision of this chapter and the various monies in the system created by this chapter, are hereby exempted from levy and […]

§ 770j. Accumulated sick leave

(a) Any member having accumulated unused sick leave at date of retirement is entitled to service credit towards the service retirement annuity to which the member may be entitled. The credit for accumulated unused sick leave is one month for any period of fourteen to twenty-six days inclusive of the leave and one-half month for […]

§ 770l. Coverage for members of the Judiciary

(a) [Deleted.] (b) Each person who becomes a member of the Judiciary after the date of enactment of this chapter, who is not a participant by previous appointment, shall automatically become a member of the system and be subject to compensation deductions hereunder, unless within 90 days from the date he becomes a member of […]