Louisiana § RS 11:1142 - Withdrawal from service; retirement allowance
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§ RS 11:1142. Withdrawal from service; retirement allowance
A. Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before June 30, 2010, who has ten or more years of creditable service, may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and upon reaching age sixty, he shall be eligible to receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.
B. Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after July 1, 2010, who has five or more years of creditable service, may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and upon reaching age sixty, he shall be eligible to receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.
C. Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after July 1, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of regular, full-time service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system, and upon reaching age sixty-two, he shall be eligible to receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 458, §5. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 248, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:911.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 226, §1, eff. June 30, 2014; Acts 2014, No. 680, §1, eff. June 30, 2014; Acts 2019, No. 90, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1142 ("Withdrawal from service; retirement allowance") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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