Louisiana § RS 11:1345.7 - Disability retirement
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:1345.7 — Disability retirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:1345.7. Disability retirement
A. Upon approval of a member's retirement based upon a total and permanent disability resulting solely from injuries sustained in the performance of his official duties, a member shall receive a disability benefit equal to seventy-five percent of his average compensation regardless of years of service. This benefit is payable only if the injury or injuries were sustained while on active duty status.
B. If a member's total and permanent disability occurs for reasons other than in the performance of his duties and the member has earned at least ten years of service credit in this Plan, then the member shall be entitled to disability benefits under the provisions of R.S. 11:1313(B)(2).
C. The disability retirement procedures contained in R.S. 11:216 through 225 which are not in conflict with this Section shall apply to members.
D. If the application for disability benefits is not filed while the member is in service, it shall be presumed that the disability was not incurred while the member was an active contributing member in active service. Such presumption may be overcome only by clear, competent, and convincing evidence that the disability was incurred while the member was an active contributing member in active service.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2016, No. 322, §1, eff. June 30, 2016.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1345.7 ("Disability retirement") 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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