Louisiana § RS 11:152 - Military service credit
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:152 — Military service credit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:152. Military service credit
A. The provisions of this Section are applicable to persons who become members of the public retirement systems listed in Subsection B of this Section after January, 1982.
B. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to all public state, parochial, and municipal retirement systems established by state law.
C. Except for credit for military service purchased on an actuarial basis, if credit for military service is otherwise allowed by a retirement system set forth in Subsection B of this Section, it shall be allowable only for members who leave employment covered by the retirement system to which they belong to enter the military service, and who return to employment covered by a system set forth in Subsection B of this Section within one year after release from such military service. In other respects, the terms and conditions of the receipt of such credit shall be controlled by the law governing each particular retirement system.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 889, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 769, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 42:697.10 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2018, No. 225, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:152 cover?
Section RS 11:152 ("Military service credit") 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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