Minnesota § 353.659 - LOCAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION CONSOLIDATION ACCOUNT BENEFITS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 353.659 — LOCAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION CONSOLIDATION ACCOUNT BENEFITS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 353.659. LOCAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION CONSOLIDATION ACCOUNT BENEFITS
(a) For any person who had prior service covered by a local police or firefighters relief association which has merged with the public employees police and fire retirement plan and who has elected the type of benefit coverage provided by the public employees police and fire fund benefit plan as permitted by the applicable law, the retirement benefits payable are governed by the applicable provisions of this chapter.
(b) For any person who had prior service covered by a local police or firefighters relief association which has merged with the public employees police and fire retirement plan and who did not elect the type of benefit coverage provided by the public employees police and fire fund benefit plan as permitted by the applicable law, the retirement benefits payable are governed by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 353B.01 to 353B.13, which applied to the applicable former relief association or by section 353.6511 or 353.6512, if applicable.
History:
1987 c 296 s 7; 1992 c 432 art 2 s 23; 2013 c 111 art 5 s 54
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 353.659 cover?
Section 353.659 ("LOCAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION CONSOLIDATION ACCOUNT BENEFITS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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