Louisiana § RS 11:1963 - Eligibility for disability retirement
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:1963 — Eligibility for disability retirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:1963. Eligibility for disability retirement
A. A member hired on or before December 31, 2006, shall be eligible to retire and receive a disability benefit if he has at least five years of creditable service, is not eligible for normal retirement, and suffers disability.
B. A member who is hired on or after January 1, 2007, shall be eligible to retire and receive a disability benefit if he has at least seven years of creditable service, is not eligible for normal retirement, and suffers a disability which renders him totally and permanently incapable of performing any gainful employment.
Acts 1979, No. 765, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Redesignated from R.S. 33:6173 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 695, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2006, No. 584, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.
NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 584, §3, relative to Act superseding conflicting provisions of Acts of 2006 R.S.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1963 ("Eligibility for 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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