Louisiana § RS 11:3863 - Eligibility; officials not compelled to retire; time for making application
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§ RS 11:3863. Eligibility; officials not compelled to retire; time for making application
A. To be eligible for retirement benefits as herein provided:
(1) The applicant shall not be then in the service of the municipality for which remuneration is paid;
(2) He shall have attained the age of sixty years;
(3) He shall have completed, for the minimum benefit, not less than twenty years of creditable service as herein defined;
(4) He shall make application therefor.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as compelling an official to retire on becoming eligible for retirement. Application for retirement benefits may be made any time subsequent to date of eligibility.
Acts 1958, No. 65, §§3, 4. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 342, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1793 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 11:3863 ("Eligibility; officials not compelled to retire; time for making application") 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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