§ 24-8-707. Contributions — State
(a) The state, as employer, shall make contributions to the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System of twelve percent (12%) of the active member payroll. (b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State is authorized and directed to make annual transfers each July 1 to the Judges Retirement Fund from the Constitutional Officers Fund and the State […]
§ 24-8-708. Contributions — Cessation upon maximum benefit eligibility
When a judge or justice has sufficient service to receive the maximum benefit under § 24-8-713(a), no further contribution shall be required.
§ 24-8-709. Actual service requirement
Benefits and eligibility for benefits under this subchapter shall be based on actual service in the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System. Laws allowing the purchase of credited service or providing free credited service shall not apply to this subchapter. However, the provisions of § 24-2-401 et seq. may be used to meet the service requirements of […]
§ 24-8-710. Eligibility for benefits — Retirement generally
(a) Any member who has a minimum of twenty (20) years of actual service may retire regardless of age, and any judge or justice who has served at least eight (8) years shall be eligible for benefits upon reaching age sixty-five (65). (b) (1) Any judge or justice who becomes seventy (70) years of age […]
§ 24-8-711. Eligibility for benefits — Early retirement
(a) Any member of the Tier Two Actual Judicial Service Benefit Plan for the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System who has eight (8) years or more of actual service in the system may elect to retire and receive retirement benefits at any time after reaching age sixty-two (62) and before reaching age sixty-five (65). (b) The […]
§ 24-8-712. Eligibility for benefits — Disability retirement
(a) Any member under the Tier Two Actual Judicial Service Benefit Plan of the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System who has served a minimum of three (3) consecutive years as a member of the system shall receive retirement benefits if any incapacitating disability as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System […]