Louisiana § RS 44:16 - Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 44:16 — Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 44:16. Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds

A.  All records of retired members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds or of members who are participating in or who have participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter except for the amount of the retired member's retirement allowance, final average compensation, and years of creditable service, and the names of the agencies with which he was employed and the dates of such employment.

B.  The exemption for records of retired members of the public retirement systems, plans, or funds or members who are participating in or who have participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan provided in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to requests for such records by members of the Louisiana Legislature, by any state agency or employer reporting information to the public retirement systems, plans, or funds, or by any association of individuals receiving a retirement allowance or benefit from the public retirement systems, plans, or funds.

Acts 1991, No. 365, §1; Acts 1992, No. 945, §1; Acts 1995, No. 271, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.

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

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Section RS 44:16 ("Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds") 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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