§ 58-86-75 – Determination of creditable service; information furnished by applicants for membership.
58-86-75. Determination of creditable service; information furnished by applicants for membership. The board shall determine by appropriate rules and regulations the number of years’ credit for service of firefighters and rescue squad workers. Firefighters and rescue squad workers who are now serving as such shall furnish the board with information upon applying for membership as […]
§ 58-86-80 – Length of service not affected by serving in more than one department or squad; transfer from one department or squad to another.
58-86-80. Length of service not affected by serving in more than one department or squad; transfer from one department or squad to another. A firefighter’s or rescue squad worker’s length of service shall not be affected by the fact that he or she may have served with more than one department or squad, and upon […]
§ 58-86-90 – Exemptions of pensions from attachment; rights nonassignable.
58-86-90. Exemptions of pensions from attachment; rights nonassignable. Except for the applications of the provisions of G.S. 110-136, and in connection with a court-ordered equitable distribution under G.S. 50-20, the pensions provided are not subject to attachment, garnishments or judgments against the firefighter or rescue squad worker entitled to them, nor are any rights in […]
§ 58-86-95 – Leaves of absence; inactive membership.
58-86-95. Leaves of absence; inactive membership. (a) Any member who resigns as an eligible firefighter or an eligible rescue squad worker, whichever is applicable, may withdraw from the fund and seek a refund under G.S. 58-86-60 or take a leave of absence as provided by G.S. 58-86-95, or he or she will be considered an […]
§ 58-86-100 – Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies that would bring disrepute on a fire department or rescue squad.
58-86-100. Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies that would bring disrepute on a fire department or rescue squad. (a) Except as provided in G.S. 58-86-95(h), the Board of Trustees shall not pay any retirement benefits or allowances, except for a return of member contributions, to any member who is convicted of any felony under […]
§ 58-86-101 – Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service.
58-86-101. Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service. Any member whose retirement benefits have been forfeited under G.S. 58-86-100 is prohibited from subsequently purchasing or repurchasing either those forfeited benefits or any creditable membership service associated with those forfeited benefits. (2018-52, s. 6(e).)
§ 58-86-40 – Rescue squad worker's application for membership in funds; monthly payments by members; payments credited to separate accounts of members; termination of membership.
58-86-40. Rescue squad worker’s application for membership in funds; monthly payments by members; payments credited to separate accounts of members; termination of membership. Those rescue squad workers eligible pursuant to G.S. 58-86-30 may apply to the board for membership. Each eligible rescue squad worker upon becoming a member shall pay the director of the fund […]
§ 58-86-45 – Additional retroactive membership.
58-86-45. Additional retroactive membership. (a) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-284, s. 1(a), effective July 1, 2013. (a1) Any firefighter or rescue squad worker who is 35 years of age or older and who is a current or former member of a fire department or rescue squad chartered by the State of North Carolina may purchase […]
§ 58-86-55 – Monthly pensions upon attaining the age of 55 years.
58-86-55. Monthly pensions upon attaining the age of 55 years. (a) Any member who has served 20 years as an "eligible firefighter" or "eligible rescue squad worker" in the State of North Carolina, as provided in G.S. 58-86-25 and G.S. 58-86-30, and who has attained the age of 55 years is entitled to be paid […]
§ 58-86-60 – (See Note) Payments in lump sums.
58-86-60. (See Note) Payments in lump sums. The board shall direct payment in lump sums from the fund in the following cases: (1) To any firefighter or rescue squad worker upon the attaining of the age of 55 years, who, for any reason, is not qualified to receive the monthly retirement pension and who was […]