Louisiana § RS 11:3038 - Amount of service retirement annuity
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:3038 — Amount of service retirement annuity, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:3038. Amount of service retirement annuity
A. Upon retirement, a member shall be entitled to receive a service retirement annuity equal to two and two-thirds percent of average salary for each year of total service.
B. A proportional amount of the annual rate of annuity shall be determined and granted for any fractional part of a year of service.
C. The minimum amount of service retirement annuity in any case shall be twenty-five percent of average salary. The maximum service retirement annuity shall be sixty-six and two-thirds percent of average salary.
Designated from Acts 1967, No. 9, §1, by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:3038 ("Amount of service retirement annuity") 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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