§ 47-17-23. Special Account for Funds; Investment Powers of Board; Gifts, Grants, and Bequests
The board shall have such control of the funds provided for in this chapter as is not inconsistent with this chapter and other general laws. All funds received by the board shall be deposited in a special account in the name of the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund. The board shall have the authority […]
§ 47-17-24. Duty of the Board to Keep Permanent Records of Annuities and Benefits Granted; Contents, Preservation, and Transfer of Records, Papers, and Other Data
It shall be the duty of the board to keep permanent records of all its actions in granting annuities or benefits. Such records shall give the name of the recipient, the date of the beginning of the service of the involved peace officer, the date of such officer’s incapacity, retirement, or death, the reason therefor, […]
§ 47-17-25. Duty of the State Auditor to Make an Annual Audit and Report; Audit Upon Request of the Board; Contents of Annual Report
The state auditor is authorized and directed to make an annual audit of the acts and doings of the board and to make a complete report of the same to the General Assembly. The state auditor shall not be required to distribute copies of the report to the members of the General Assembly but shall […]
§ 47-17-26. Methods of Providing Increases in Maximum Benefit Payable Under Article 6 of This Chapter
Subject to the terms and limitations of this Code section, the board of commissioners is authorized to adopt from time to time a method or methods of providing for increases in the maximum monthly retirement benefit payable under Article 6 of this chapter for persons theretofore or thereafter retiring under this chapter. Such method shall […]
§ 47-17-27. Board Authorized to Employ Hearing Officer; Powers and Duties of Hearing Officer; Appeal
The board is authorized and empowered to appoint and compensate a hearing officer for the purpose of holding hearings, compiling evidence and information, and submitting evidence, information, and recommendations to the board in any contested case. The hearing officer shall have the authority to do the following in connection with any hearing: administer oaths and […]
§ 47-17-40. Application for Membership in the Fund; Credit for Prior Service
In order to obtain membership in the fund, a peace officer shall make application to the board upon an application form to be furnished by it for that purpose. It shall be the duty of the employing authority to notify the board within 30 days from the date a peace officer is employed, furnishing the […]
§ 47-17-41. Retention of Membership During Absence From Employment as a Peace Officer; Credit for Such Period; Payments Due From the Member for Such Period
The board may provide by rule and regulation for the retention of any legally qualified member who has temporarily ceased employment as a peace officer and for credit for such period, provided that an application for retention of membership is submitted not later than 90 days after such employment has ceased; and provided, further, that […]
§ 47-17-42. Membership of Peace Officers Blinded in the Line of Duty Before Creation of the Fund; Payments Required of Such Peace Officers; Disability Benefits Available
Any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, any person who was totally blinded in the line of duty as a peace officer prior to the creation of the fund and who has been unable to serve as a peace officer since that injury is authorized to become a member of the fund, […]
§ 47-17-43. Participation of Members in Other Retirement, Annuity, or Benefit Systems
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed so as to prevent any peace officer who is a member of the fund from belonging to any other retirement, annuity, or benefit system. History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, § 14.
§ 47-17-44. Amount of Dues; Deadline and Minimum Period for Payments; Dues Required for Credit for Service After March 1, 1951; Dues Required for Prior Service Credit
Beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, each member shall pay monthly dues into the fund of $25.00. On and after July 1, 2021, each member shall pay monthly dues into the fund in an amount to be determined annually by the board that shall be at least $25.00, but shall […]