Georgia § 47-25-84 - Total and permanent disability.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 47-25-84 — Total and permanent disability., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-25-84. Total and permanent disability.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, a member may retire after completing four years of creditable service if he or she becomes totally and permanently disabled after commencing service as a chief magistrate or as the secretary-treasurer. Any such member shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits in the amount that he or she would receive if his or her retirement were effective at the time he or she became disabled. All questions relating to the degree and nature of the total and permanent disability suffered by the member shall be determined by the board. (Code 1981, § 47-25-84 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 246, § 1/SB 244; Ga. L. 2014, p. 835, § 8/HB 646.) The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, deleted "full-time" preceding "chief magistrate" near the end of the first sentence.
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Section 47-25-84 ("Total and permanent disability.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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