Louisiana § RS 11:2165.4 - Eligibility for retirement
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:2165.4 — Eligibility for retirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:2165.4. Eligibility for retirement
A. A member upon withdrawal from service shall be entitled to receive a retirement allowance which shall begin as of the date specified by the member in his application for the allowance but in no event before withdrawal from service if he has:
(1) Attained the age of sixty-two years and completed at least ten years of creditable service.
(2) Attained the age of sixty years and completed at least twenty years of creditable service.
(3) Attained the age of fifty-five years and completed at least thirty years of creditable service.
B. Any member whose withdrawal from service occurs prior to his attaining the age of sixty-two years, who shall have completed more than ten years of creditable service and shall not have received a refund of his accumulated contributions shall be entitled to receive a retirement allowance beginning upon his attaining the age of sixty-two years of the amount earned and accrued at the date of withdrawal from service; provided that such benefits shall begin at age sixty if he has twenty or more years of creditable service; provided further that such benefits shall begin at age fifty-five if he has thirty or more years of creditable service.
Acts 2012, No. 719, §1, eff. June 30, 2012.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:2165.4 ("Eligibility for 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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