Indiana § 33-23-5-13 - Participation in retirement systems
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§ 33-23-5-13. Participation in retirement systems
Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a magistrate may:
(1) participate in the public employees' retirement fund as provided in IC 5-10.3; or
(2) elect to remain in the judges' retirement system under IC 33-38 if the magistrate had previously participated in the system.
(b) A person who:
(1) is serving as a full-time magistrate on July 1, 2010, and makes an election under IC 33-38-8-10.5; or
(2) begins serving as a full-time magistrate after July 1, 2010;
shall, beginning January 1, 2011, participate in the judges' 1985 benefit system under IC 33-38-8.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-7-12.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.122-2008, SEC.1.
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Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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