Section 12-17-227 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Definitions. When used in this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS. The sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member credited to his or her individual account in the […]
Section 12-17-227.1 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) District Attorneys’ Plan established. There is hereby created and established the District Attorneys’ Plan under the Judicial Retirement Fund. (Act 2015-498, §18.)
Section 12-17-227.10 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Legislation to include costs. All proposed legislation affecting the plan shall be accompanied by an actuarial estimate of the cost involved in such proposed legislation. (Act 2015-498, §28.)
Section 12-17-227.11 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Supernumerary program; participation election. (a) A person serving as district attorney, supernumerary district attorney, or who has made an election to assume the office of supernumerary district attorney or is otherwise entitled to participate in the supernumerary district attorney program established under Division 2 of this […]
Section 12-17-227.12 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Fraud; correction of errors. (a) Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this plan in any attempt to defraud such plan shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof […]
Section 12-17-227.13 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Exemption from taxes; assignability. The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, a retirement allowance or to the return of contributions, the pension, annuity or retirement allowance itself and any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under this […]
Section 12-17-227.14 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Admissibility of evidence. Official copies of records or documents maintained on microfilm, microfiche or other photo-reproductive material of archival quality by the Employees’ Retirement System shall be admissible as primary evidence in any legal, judicial, or administrative proceeding or action for the purpose of proving the […]
Section 12-17-227.15 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Relation to other laws. No other provision of law in any other statute which provides wholly or partly at the expense of the State of Alabama or of any political subdivision thereof for pensions or retirement benefits for employees of the state shall apply to members […]
Section 12-17-227.16 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Compliance with qualification standards. The Board of Control is authorized to implement any new accounting procedures, funds, or administrative changes and to provide for the payment of benefits to members or beneficiaries of the plan as may be necessary to ensure the plan’s compliance with the […]
Section 12-17-227.2 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Scope and applicaton of plan; contributions. (a) Every district attorney first elected or appointed to his or her position on or after November 8, 2016 shall come under this division by operation of law. Each district attorney shall contribute to the fund eight and one-half percent […]
Section 12-17-227.3 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Transfer of membership service and accumulated contributions. (a) Any active and contributing member of the District Attorneys’ Plan who, not more than one year prior to becoming a member of the plan was a member of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama or the Teachers’ Retirement […]
Section 12-17-227.4 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Service retirement allowance. (a) Any member who withdraws from service upon or after attainment of age 62 may retire upon written application to the Board of Control setting forth at what time, not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days subsequent to the execution […]
Section 12-17-227.5 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Disability retirement allowance. (a) Upon application of an active and contributing member, any such member who has 10 or more years of membership service who becomes disabled may be retired on a disability retirement allowance by the Board of Control not less than 30 days nor […]
Section 12-17-227.6 Payments from plan; optional allowances; replacement beneficiaries. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-184 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Should a member cease to be a district attorney except by death or by retirement under the provisions of […]
Section 12-17-227.7 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Cancellation of survivor allowance. Any member of the plan who is retired and who has selected a survivor option may cancel the survivor allowance payable to his or her designated beneficiary. Such election shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board […]
Section 12-17-227.8 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Withholdings from retirement pay. (a) Any member who, at the time of his or her retirement is a member of and holds a policy in any state group hospitalization or health insurance plan, may in writing authorize the Secretary-Treasurer of the state retirement system to withhold […]
Section 12-17-227.9 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Management and supervision of plan; rulemaking authority. The District Attorneys’ Plan shall be under the management and supervision of the Employees’ Retirement System as a component of the Judicial Retirement Fund, with all contributions to the plan deposited and held in the same manner as contributions […]
