Louisiana § RS 11:951.81 - Retirement benefits; application for; eligibility requirements
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:951.81 — Retirement benefits; application for; eligibility requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:951.81. Retirement benefits; application for; eligibility requirements
Any participant in service may retire upon written application to the board of trustees, filed not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days prior to the date on which the retirement is to become effective, irrespective of his separation from service during such period of notification, provided that the participant at the time specified for his retirement has attained his normal service retirement age, or has attained age fifty-five and completed thirty years of creditable service notwithstanding that he may not have attained his normal service retirement age.
Redesignated from R.S. 17:1121 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:951.81 ("Retirement benefits; application for; eligibility requirements") 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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