Louisiana § RS 11:2220.4 - Renunciation; retirement benefit or allowance; survivor benefit or allowance

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§ RS 11:2220.4. Renunciation; retirement benefit or allowance; survivor benefit or allowance

The Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to permit the irrevocable renunciation of a retirement benefit or allowance or a survivor benefit or allowance.  If such rules and regulations are adopted, any renunciation thereunder shall be deemed to be made pursuant to this Section.  Any rule or regulation promulgated by the system relative to the renunciation of a retirement benefit or allowance or a survivor benefit or allowance prior to August 15, 1995, shall have full force and effect and shall be deemed to have been promulgated under the authority of this Section.

Acts 1995, No. 575, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 11:2220.4 ("Renunciation; retirement benefit or allowance; survivor benefit or allowance") 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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