Louisiana § RS 11:3845 - Effective date of retirement system

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:3845 — Effective date of retirement system, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 11:3845. Effective date of retirement system

When any actuarially sound pension and retirement system is established by ordinance, in any municipality included in the provisions of this Part, the provisions of the ordinance shall in all respects have the force and effect of law as of the date of the going into effect of the ordinance as provided in the charter of the municipality.  

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1765 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 11:3845 ("Effective date of retirement system") 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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