§ 128-32 – Protection against fraud.
128-32. Protection against fraud. Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this Retirement System in any attempt to defraud such System as a result of such act shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Should any change or error […]
§ 128-32.1 – Failure to respond.
128-32.1. Failure to respond. If a member fails to respond within 120 days after preliminary option figures and the Form 6-E or Form 7-E are transmitted to the member, or if a member fails to respond within 120 days after the effective date of retirement, whichever is later, the Form 6 or Form 7 shall […]
§ 128-33 – Certain laws not applicable to members.
128-33. Certain laws not applicable to members. Subject to the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 135 of Volume 3B of the General Statutes, as amended, no other provision of law in any other statute which provides wholly or partly at the expense of any county, city or town for pensions or retirement benefits for […]
§ 128-33.1 – Public records held by the Retirement System.
128-33.1. Public records held by the Retirement System. (a) The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Employment-related information. – As defined in G.S. 126-22(b)(3). (2) Personal information. – As defined in G.S. 126-22(b)(3). (3) Retirement file. – Any employment-related, retirement-related, or personal information of members in a State-administered retirement plan gathered by the Retirement […]
§ 128-34 – Transfer of members.
128-34. Transfer of members. (a) Any member of the North Carolina Governmental Employees’ Retirement System who leaves the service of his employer and enters the service of another employer participating in the North Carolina Governmental Employees’ Retirement System shall maintain his status as a member of the Retirement System and shall be credited with all […]
§ 128-26A – Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.
128-26A. Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems. (a) Only for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits accruing under this Article, creditable service standing to the credit of a member of the Legislative Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, or the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System shall be added to the […]
§ 128-21 – Definitions.
128-21. Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this Article, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Accumulated contribution" shall mean the sum of all amounts deducted from the compensation of a member and credited to his individual account in the annuity savings fund, […]
§ 128-22 – Name and date of establishment.
128-22. Name and date of establishment. A Retirement System is hereby established and placed under the management of the Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Article for employees of those counties, cities and towns or other eligible employers participating in the said Retirement […]
§ 128-23 – Acceptance by cities, towns and counties.
128-23. Acceptance by cities, towns and counties. (a) Pursuant to the favorable vote of a majority of the employees of any incorporated city or town, the governing body may, by resolution legally adopted and approved by the Board of Trustees, elect to have its employees become eligible to participate in the Retirement System, and the […]
§ 128-23.1 – Inactive employers.
128-23.1. Inactive employers. (a) An employer shall be considered an inactive employer if all of the following criteria are met: (1) The employer has no employees that qualify for membership in the Retirement System. (2) The employer has made no employer contributions for at least one month. (3) The employer makes a request in writing […]