§1351. Eligibility for retirement Upon written application to the board setting forth the date upon which the member chooses to retire, any member may retire upon meeting one of the following. [PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. EEE, §2 (AMD); PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. EEE, §18 (AFF); PL 1991, c. 528, Pt. RRR (AFF); […]
§1352. Retirement benefits 1. Amount. The service retirement allowance of a member is determined under the provisions of this chapter in effect on the member’s date of final termination of service. Subject to the maximum benefit provided for in subsection 3‑A and the minimum benefit provided for in subsection 4, the total amount of the […]
§1353. Disability retirement 1. Conditions. Any member who becomes disabled while in service may receive a disability retirement allowance by order of at least 5 Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court or upon written application to the executive director and approval of that application by at least 5 of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial […]
§1354. Restoration to service (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B27,B45 (RP).
§1355-A. Minimum ordinary death benefits 1. Benefit. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1355, any eligible surviving spouse and dependent child or children of a judge who was in service prior to December 1, 1984, shall, upon the death of that judge, be entitled to a minimum benefit of 1/2 the retirement benefit of the judge, […]
§1355. Ordinary death benefits If a member who is in service or a former member who is a recipient of a disability retirement allowance dies, the member’s beneficiary, or relative if the member has no designated beneficiary, is entitled to benefits on the same basis as provided for beneficiaries of state employees who are members […]
§1356. Accidental death benefits If a member or a former member who is receiving a disability retirement allowance dies as a result of an injury received in the line of duty, benefits are paid on the same basis as provided for members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program by Title 5, chapter 423, […]
§1357. Payment of regular retirement allowances 1. Normal method of payment. Payment of all regular retirement allowances shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which the member becomes eligible to receive payment of regular retirement allowance under section 1351 or 1353, subsection 7. A full month’s allowance shall be […]
§1358. Cost-of-living and other adjustments 1. Cost-of-living adjustments. Except as provided in subsection 2, paragraph A, retirement allowances under this chapter must be adjusted on the same basis as provided for members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program by Title 5, section 17806. A. [PL 2011, c. 380, Pt. T, §9 (RP).] […]
§1359. Termination of retirement benefits for conflict of interest (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 853, §§C15,18 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 863, §§B37,B45 (RP).
§1360. Remarriage after retirement If a retiree who is the recipient of a reduced regular retirement allowance under section 1357, subsection 2, paragraph B, C, D or E remarries after the retiree’s spouse dies, the following provisions apply. [PL 1999, c. 744, §3 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 744, §17 (AFF).] 1. Election of benefit […]
§1361. Divorce If a retiree who is the recipient of a reduced regular retirement allowance under section 1357, subsection 2, paragraph B, C, D or E is granted a divorce either after retirement or before a retirement beneficiary is named, subsections 1 to 4 apply. [PL 1999, c. 744, §5 (AMD); PL 1999, c. […]
