§ 24-8-320. Municipal Court Retirement Transition Group
(a) Currently, the municipal judges and court clerks in Arkansas are covered under numerous and separate retirement plans run independently by each municipal government. Under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 80, all municipal courts in existence shall be known as district courts and all judges of those courts shall become district judges effective January 1, 2005. (b) […]
§ 24-8-304. Benefits — Frequency of payment — Deficiencies
(a) All payments of retirement benefits under this subchapter shall be payable semimonthly. (b) (1) In case the fund established by this subchapter should ever become deficient to pay retirement benefits due any persons under this subchapter, the city treasurer shall verify the deficiency. (2) This deficiency shall be met by payment from the general […]
§ 24-8-305. Entitlement to benefits generally
(a) Any judge, licensed to practice law, of a municipal court established in any county and any clerk of such a municipal court appointed by the judges thereof shall be entitled to the benefits prescribed in this subchapter for such judges and clerks. (b) Any judge of a municipal court who is not licensed to […]
§ 24-8-306. Eligibility for benefits — Regular and disability retirement — Surviving Spouses’ rights
(a) A judge of a municipal court upon reaching age sixty-eight (68) and having served for a minimum of seven (7) years immediately prior to retirement may retire. (b) (1) If incapacitating illness or disability should occur during any term for which a judge has been elected, he or she shall be eligible to retire. […]
§ 24-8-307. Eligibility for benefits — Cities of the first class or cities of the second class
(a) (1) Upon the approval of a majority of the city council or the board of directors of a city of the first class or a city of the second class, and of the county quorum court if county funds are used to partially pay the salary of the judge of the municipal court, any […]
§ 24-8-308. Eligibility for benefits — Twenty years of service
(a) (1) Any judge of a municipal court to which this subchapter applies who shall have served at least twenty (20) years in office as municipal judge, irrespective of age, shall be eligible to receive retirement benefits provided by this subchapter. (2) If incapacitating illness or disability should occur during the final term of qualifications […]
§ 24-8-309. Eligibility for benefits — Sixteen years of service as judge and city attorney
Upon the approval of the governing body of the municipality and of the county quorum court if county funds are used to partially pay the salary of the judge of the municipal court, any judge of a municipal court who has served or who shall serve at least twelve (12) years in office as municipal […]
§ 24-8-301. Subchapter cumulative
This subchapter shall not repeal existing laws of this state relating to the retirement of municipal court judges and municipal court clerks but shall be cumulative thereto, specifically to §§ 24-8-401 and 24-8-403 — 24-8-408, and acts amendatory thereof. It shall in no manner affect the rights or status of persons receiving or eligible to […]
§ 24-8-302. Board of trustees
(a) There is created in cities of the first class or cities of the second class a board of trustees which shall consist of the mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city health officer, and municipal judges of the city. (b) The board shall receive and administer the funds collected under the provisions of this subchapter […]