Louisiana § RS 11:1756 - Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits
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§ RS 11:1756. Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits
A. A member or survivor eligible for a benefit of this Chapter shall make application for such benefit to the board.
B. The benefit shall commence upon the first day of the first month following withdrawal of the member from employment, provided such retirement received board approval, except that the retirement allowance for an eligible vested member shall commence on the first day of the first month following application for benefits and subsequent board approval.
C. The retirement allowance shall be paid in equal monthly installments for life and shall not be increased, decreased, revoked, or repealed except for error or where otherwise specifically provided by law.
D. If a written application for any benefit is received by the board sixty or fewer days after the date the applicant became eligible for the benefit, benefits shall be paid retroactive to the date of eligibility. If an application for any benefit is received by the board more than sixty days after the date the applicant attained eligibility, retroactive benefits shall be paid only for the sixty days prior to the date the application is received by the board.
Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7195 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2022, No. 248, §1, eff. June 30, 2022.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 860, §§2 and 3, relative to benefits for certain system members and period of effectiveness of such provisions.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1756 ("Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits") 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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