South Carolina Code — 9
Browse 371 sections in division 9 of the South Carolina code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 9-1-10. Definitions.
- § 9-1-20. South Carolina Retirement System created; system shall have powers and privileges of corporation; purposes of system.
- § 9-1-30. Property of system exempt from taxation.
- § 9-1-40. Penalties for making false statement or record.
- § 9-1-50. Reservation of right to revise system to conform to changes in Federal Social Security Act.
- § 9-1-60. Implementation of "cafeteria" plan.
- § 9-1-100. Payments to beneficiaries may include payments to persons, trustees, and estates.
- § 9-1-210. Board shall administer system.
- § 9-1-230. Authority to engage actuarial and other services.
- § 9-1-240. Actuary for board.
- § 9-1-250. Investigation and valuation by actuary every five years.
- § 9-1-260. Annual valuation by actuary.
- § 9-1-270. Board shall keep actuarial data in convenient form.
- § 9-1-280. Board shall determine interest rate; base rate established.
- § 9-1-290. Rules and regulations.
- § 9-1-300. Records and reports.
- § 9-1-310. Administrative costs of retirement systems funded from interest earnings; allocation of costs.
- § 9-1-320. Confidentiality of member records.
- § 9-1-410. Membership generally.
- § 9-1-420. Certain persons employed after December 31, 1948, are automatically members of system.
- § 9-1-425. Contributing member of system.
- § 9-1-430. Special provision for certain persons employed between April 26, 1945 and December 31, 1966.
- § 9-1-450. Members of other agency or departmental retirement plans.
- § 9-1-460. Discontinuance of certain local plans or funds.
- § 9-1-470. Political subdivisions may apply for admission to system as employers.
- § 9-1-480. Employees of political subdivisions as members.
- § 9-1-490. Firemen and peace officers.
- § 9-1-510. Option of employees and teachers receiving $100 or less a month; legislators, and certain elected officials.
- § 9-1-520. Certain members of General Assembly may elect to remain members of system; contributions.
- § 9-1-530. Certain former legislators may elect to remain members following termination of service; contributions; members must establish service and qualify for allowance on or before December 31, 1965.
- § 9-1-540. Certain constitutional officers and members of General Assembly may elect, prior to December 31, 1965, to return to system.
- § 9-1-550. Option of certain public school employees.
- § 9-1-560. Option of day laborers.
- § 9-1-570. Option of state employees required to become members of Federal Railroad Retirement System.
- § 9-1-580. Option of certain hospital employees.
- § 9-1-610. Determination of who is teacher or employee.
- § 9-1-620. Effect on members, beneficiaries, their widows or other dependents, of other statutes.
- § 9-1-630. Certain persons may withdraw from system.
- § 9-1-640. Employers and members divided into two classes; change from Class One to Class Two.
- § 9-1-650. Continuation of membership in correlated systems.
- § 9-1-660. Firemen eligible for Police Officers Retirement System; benefits.
- § 9-1-670. Members eligible for membership in South Carolina State Employees Credit Union.
- § 9-1-810. Claims for prior service.
- § 9-1-820. Verification of service claimed; determination of compensation paid during period of prior service.
- § 9-1-830. Prior service certificates.
- § 9-1-840. What constitutes one year of service.
- § 9-1-1010. Assets to be credited to employee annuity savings fund and employer annuity accumulation fund.
- § 9-1-1020. Employee annuity savings fund; deductions from compensation of members of System; employer to pay required member contributions on earnings after July 1, 1982; tax treatment; funding; retirement treatment.
- § 9-1-1030. Deductions must be made although compensation is reduced below legal minimum; consent to deductions.
- § 9-1-1050. Employer annuity accumulation fund; contributions paid by employers.
- § 9-1-1060. Normal contribution rate.
- § 9-1-1070. Accrued liability contribution rate.
- § 9-1-1080. Minimum contributions to employer annuity accumulation fund.
- § 9-1-1085. Employer and employee contribution rates.
- § 9-1-1090. Discontinuance of accrued liability contribution.
- § 9-1-1100. Employer annuities and benefits to be paid from employer annuity accumulation fund.
- § 9-1-1110. Obligations of employer annuity accumulation fund.
- § 9-1-1120. Transfer between funds on return of retired employee to active service.
- § 9-1-1130. Earnings to be credited to employer annuity accumulation fund.
- § 9-1-1135. Interest on member accounts.
- § 9-1-1140. Establishing service credits by making payments into system; career highest fiscal year salary; credits during absences; employer payments; rules and regulations; credits for unused sick leave.
- § 9-1-1160. Collection of members' contributions; failure to make payroll reports and remittances; employer to pay required member contributions on earnings after July 1, 1982; tax treatment; funding; retirement treatment.
- § 9-1-1170. Collection of employers' contributions.
- § 9-1-1175. Employer contributions.
- § 9-1-1180. Deductions and employer contributions for teachers and employees of technical training schools.
- § 9-1-1190. Board may change accounting methods and procedures of system.
- § 9-1-1210. Employer contributions shall reflect cost of Preretirement Death Benefit Program.
- § 9-1-1310. Trustee of retirement system; investment of funds.
- § 9-1-1320. Custodian of assets of the Retirement System.
- § 9-1-1330. Cash kept available with State Treasurer.
- § 9-1-1340. Conflicts of interest and use of funds by commission members or employees.
- § 9-1-1350. Transfers from general fund authorized.
- § 9-1-1510. Retirement of members at age 60 or after 28 years' service.
- § 9-1-1515. Early retirement.
- § 9-1-1540. Disability retirement.
- § 9-1-1545. Election between service retirement and disability retirement; receipt of service retirement pending approval of disability retirement.
- § 9-1-1550. Service retirement allowances.
- § 9-1-1560. Allowances upon retirement for disability.
- § 9-1-1570. Reexamination of beneficiaries retired on account of disability; consequences of refusal to submit to reexamination.
- § 9-1-1580. Effect of ability to engage in gainful occupation; change in amount of disability retirement allowance.
- § 9-1-1590. Effect of restoring beneficiaries to active service.
- § 9-1-1610. Members of General Assembly may draw retirement benefits under certain conditions.
- § 9-1-1615. Retirement allowances payable in monthly installments; payments after death of retired member.
- § 9-1-1620. Optional forms of allowances.
- § 9-1-1625. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code.
- § 9-1-1630. Special benefits to teachers for service prior to July 1, 1945.
- § 9-1-1640. Manner of paying annuities.
- § 9-1-1650. Amounts paid upon termination of employment; election to leave contributions in system; effect of death before or after retirement.
- § 9-1-1660. Nominee on member's death may receive monthly allowance instead of accumulated contributions.
- § 9-1-1665. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9).
- § 9-1-1670. Change or error in records.
- § 9-1-1680. Exemption from taxation and legal process; exceptions; assignment.
- § 9-1-1690. Credit of State is not pledged for payments; rights in case of termination of system or discontinuance of contributions.
- § 9-1-1740. Increase in benefits for persons who were receiving benefits prior to July 1, 1966.
- § 9-1-1750. Increase in benefits for persons who were receiving benefits prior to July 1, 1967 and subsequent to June 30, 1966.
- § 9-1-1760. Increase in benefits for persons who retired prior to July 1, 1972.
- § 9-1-1765. Additional increase in benefits for persons who retired prior to July 1, 1972.
- § 9-1-1766. Further additional increase in benefits for persons who retired prior to July 1, 1972.
- § 9-1-1767. Increase of benefits payable due to retirement before July 1, 1988 and July 1, 1989.
- § 9-1-1770. Preretirement Death Benefit Program; post-retirement benefit payment.
- § 9-1-1775. Death Benefit Plan.
- § 9-1-1780. Recomputation allowances of certain persons having thirty-five or more years of creditable service.
- § 9-1-1790. Amount which may be earned upon return to covered employment.
- § 9-1-1795. Employment of certain retired teachers without loss of retirement benefits; procedure by which retired teachers may be employed.
- § 9-1-1800. Recalculation of benefits for certain persons who retired prior to July 1, 1964.
- § 9-1-1812. Revision of sections upon certain conditions.
- § 9-1-1814. Revision of sections upon certain conditions.
- § 9-1-1815. Retirement allowance adjustments.
- § 9-1-1830. Payment and transfer of funds to the employer annuity accumulation fund.
- § 9-1-1850. Purchases of additional service credit by members with at least twenty-five years of creditable service.
- § 9-1-1870. Beneficiaries receiving Medicaid (Title XIX) sponsored nursing home care; effect on benefits; exception.
- § 9-1-1910. Minimum allowance for persons retiring with twenty or more years of service, generally.
- § 9-1-1920. Minimum allowance for certain persons who retired prior to July 1, 1945.
- § 9-1-1930. Minimum allowance for certain persons whose membership became effective on or after January 1, 1953.
- § 9-1-1940. Minimum allowance for certain persons whose membership became effective on or after January 1, 1951.
- § 9-1-1950. Minimum allowance for certain members of General Assembly.
- § 9-1-1960. Additional payments to certain members of the General Assembly effective July 1, 1972.
- § 9-1-1970. Compensation used for determining benefits to be subject to federal limitations.
- § 9-1-1975. Compliance with USERRA.
- § 9-1-1980. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 415.
- § 9-1-2210. Repealed.
- § 9-3-10. Declaration of policy.
- § 9-3-20. Definitions.
- § 9-3-30. Exemptions.
- § 9-3-110. State agent may enter into agreement with Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
- § 9-3-120. Terms of agreement.
- § 9-3-130. Submission of plans by political subdivisions; approval of plans by state agent.
- § 9-3-140. Notice and hearing before disapproval or termination of plans.
- § 9-3-150. Referendum on social security coverage for persons under certain retirement systems.
- § 9-3-160. Social security coverage for justices and judges.
- § 9-3-310. Compensation of state agent.
- § 9-3-320. Charges or assessments against political subdivisions for expenses of administration.
- § 9-3-330. Collection of delinquent assessments or charges made against political subdivisions.
- § 9-3-340. Deposit and disbursement of funds derived from assessments or charges against political subdivisions.
- § 9-3-350. Rules and regulations.
- § 9-3-360. State agent shall make studies, reports, and recommendations.
- § 9-3-510. Contributions of state employees; collection; adjustments and refunds.
- § 9-3-520. Contributions of political subdivisions.
- § 9-3-530. Deductions from wages of employees of political subdivisions.
- § 9-3-540. Procedures for collection of delinquent contributions from political subdivisions.
- § 9-3-550. Contribution fund established; items to be deposited; administration.
- § 9-3-560. State Treasurer to be custodian of contribution fund; payment of warrants drawn on fund.
- § 9-3-570. Contribution fund to be kept separate; withdrawals; payments to Secretary of Treasury.
- § 9-3-580. Additional appropriations to contribution fund.
- § 9-4-10. Authority established; board; composition, term, chair, compensation, and meetings; transfers of authority; executive director; fiduciary duty; personal liability.
- § 9-4-15. Obligation to defend and indemnify.
- § 9-4-30. Retirement division.
- § 9-4-40. Audit.
- § 9-4-50. Transaction register of all funds expended.
- § 9-5-10. Short title.
- § 9-5-20. Declaration of policy.
- § 9-5-30. Definitions.
- § 9-5-40. Chapter 3 of this Title not affected.
- § 9-5-50. State agent shall make rules and regulations.
- § 9-5-60. State agent shall submit report to legislature.
- § 9-5-210. State agent may enter into agreement with Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.
- § 9-5-220. Agreement may be made through modification of existing agreement.
- § 9-5-230. Terms of agreement.
- § 9-5-240. South Carolina Retirement System deemed one system and not a separate system under Social Security Act.
- § 9-5-410. Contributions of employees; deduction from wages; refunds and adjustments.
- § 9-5-420. Collection of employees' contributions by employer.
- § 9-5-430. Contributions of employers.
- § 9-5-440. Reports of employers.
- § 9-5-450. Collection of delinquent payments from employers; withholding of state funds for delinquency or failure to make reports.
- § 9-5-460. Contribution fund established; items to be deposited; administration.
- § 9-5-470. State Treasurer to be custodian of fund; payment of warrants drawn on fund.
- § 9-5-480. Contribution fund to be kept separate; withdrawals; payments to Secretary of Treasury.
- § 9-5-490. Contribution fund may be combined with contribution fund established under Section 9-3-550.
- § 9-5-500. Appropriations for contribution fund.
- § 9-8-10. Definitions.
- § 9-8-20. System created; powers and privileges; corporate name.
- § 9-8-30. Administration of system; actuary; salaries and expenses.
- § 9-8-35. Confidentiality of member records.
- § 9-8-40. Membership in system; cessation of membership.
- § 9-8-50. Service credit in system; vesting.
- § 9-8-60. Retirement; retirement allowance; disability retirement; beneficiaries of other systems.
- § 9-8-67. Normal retirement age.
- § 9-8-70. Optional retirement allowance.
- § 9-8-80. Allowances payable in monthly installments.
- § 9-8-90. Increase in allowances based on Consumer Price Index.
- § 9-8-100. Repayment of contributions and interest upon cessation of membership.
- § 9-8-110. Payments on death of member or beneficiary.
- § 9-8-120. Return of beneficiary to service of the State; practice of law.
- § 9-8-125. Election to receive benefits from retirement system for members of General Assembly.
- § 9-8-130. Members' contributions; deduction from compensation; employer to pay required member contributions on earnings after July 1, 1982; tax treatment; funding; retirement treatment.
- § 9-8-140. Contributions of State to system.
- § 9-8-150. Director of Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors.
- § 9-8-180. Assets credited to two funds.
- § 9-8-185. Interest on member accounts.
- § 9-8-190. Exemption of retirement allowance and certain other rights from taxation and legal process; exceptions; assignment.
- § 9-8-200. Credit of State not pledged; rights upon termination of system.
- § 9-8-210. Property of system exempt from state and local taxes.
- § 9-8-220. Penalty for false statement or falsification of records.
- § 9-8-240. Compensation used for determining benefits to be subject to federal limitations.
- § 9-8-245. Compliance with USERRA.
- § 9-8-250. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code.
- § 9-8-260. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9).
- § 9-8-270. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 415.
- § 9-9-5. System prospectively closed.
- § 9-9-10. Definitions.
- § 9-9-20. System created; system shall have powers and privileges of corporation; corporate name.
- § 9-9-30. Administration of and responsibility for system vested in board; powers and duties of board; actuary; salaries of employees and expenses.
- § 9-9-31. Confidentiality of member records.
- § 9-9-40. Membership in system; cessation of membership; election to continue as special member; continuation of membership in correlated system.
- § 9-9-50. Credited service; cancellation of service previously credited upon cessation of membership; credit for military service.
- § 9-9-55. Member of General Assembly for part of year may establish full year credit.
- § 9-9-60. Retirement; amount of retirement allowance.
- § 9-9-65. Disability retirement allowance.
- § 9-9-66. Medical examination of disability beneficiary.
- § 9-9-67. Reduction of disability allowance.
- § 9-9-68. Contract with Department of Vocational Rehabilitation for medical services in connection with disability retirements; vocational rehabilitation of retired member; adjustment of benefits.
- § 9-9-70. Optional forms of allowances.
- § 9-9-80. Allowances payable in monthly installments.
- § 9-9-90. Repayment of contributions and interest upon person's ceasing to be member of system.
- § 9-9-100. Payments on death of member or beneficiary.
- § 9-9-110. Effect of return of beneficiary to service as member of General Assembly.
- § 9-9-120. Transfer of service and contributions under South Carolina Retirement and Police Officers Retirement System; contributions of members of Retirement System for members of General Assembly; employer to pay required member contributions on earnings after July 1, 1982; tax treatment; funding; retirement treatment.
- § 9-9-130. Contributions of State to Retirement System for members of General Assembly.
- § 9-9-140. Office of the Director.
- § 9-9-170. Assets to be credited to two funds.
- § 9-9-175. Interest on member accounts.
- § 9-9-180. Exemption of retirement allowance and certain other rights from taxation and legal process; exceptions; assignment.
- § 9-9-190. Credit of State is not pledged; rights in case of termination of system or discontinuance of contributions.
- § 9-9-200. Property of system exempt from state and local taxes.
- § 9-9-210. False statements and falsification of records.
- § 9-9-220. Payments to beneficiaries may include payments to persons, trustees, and estates.
- § 9-9-240. Compensation used to determine benefits to be subject to federal limitations.
- § 9-9-245. Compliance with USERRA.
- § 9-9-250. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code.
- § 9-9-255. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9).
- § 9-9-260. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 415.
- § 9-10-10. Definitions.
- § 9-10-20. Retirement system established; administration; director; actuarial investigations; public records.
- § 9-10-30. Eligibility.
- § 9-10-35. Eligibility for pension.
- § 9-10-40. Restrictions; payments to beneficiaries; members of regular armed forces.
- § 9-10-50. Entitlement to other retirement; income tax exemption.
- § 9-10-60. Eligibility; appropriation and use of funds.
- § 9-10-70. Exemption of fund property from taxes.
- § 9-11-10. Definitions.
- § 9-11-15. Payments to beneficiaries may include payments to persons, trustees, and estates.
- § 9-11-20. System created; corporate powers; name; director.
- § 9-11-25. Retirement of probate judges.
- § 9-11-27. Magistrates' participation in the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System.
- § 9-11-30. The Board shall administer system; powers and duties.
- § 9-11-35. Confidentiality of member records.
- § 9-11-40. Application to become an employer under system; membership in system; classification of members; transfer of contributions and credited service to South Carolina Retirement System; continuation of membership in correlated systems.
- § 9-11-43. Catawba Nation.
- § 9-11-45. Employer may require members of local retirement system to become members of South Carolina Police Officers' Retirement System; maintenance of local system.
- § 9-11-48. Transfer of local retirement system for firefighters to state system.
- § 9-11-50. Establishing service credit by making payments into the system; reestablishment of service credits; employer payments; credit for unused sick leave; rules and regulations.
- § 9-11-60. Retirement allowances; retirement after age fifty-five; purchases of additional service credit.
- § 9-11-80. Retirement allowances; disability retirement; periodic reexaminations; discontinuation or reduction of allowances.
- § 9-11-90. Effect of restoring beneficiary to service; retirement after return to service.
- § 9-11-100. Members who stop police work may withdraw contributions.
- § 9-11-110. Lump sum paid in event of death.
- § 9-11-120. Preretirement Death Benefit Program; post-retirement death benefit payment.
- § 9-11-125. Death Benefit Plan.
- § 9-11-130. Survivor may elect to receive allowance for life in lieu of lump-sum payment.
- § 9-11-140. Accidental Death Benefit Program.
- § 9-11-150. Optional forms of retirement allowances.
- § 9-11-155. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code.
- § 9-11-160. Allowances paid monthly.
- § 9-11-170. Supplemental Allowance Program.
- § 9-11-175. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9).
- § 9-11-180. Department of Public Safety authorized to pay certain monies into system on behalf of active highway patrol member employees; use of such monies.
- § 9-11-190. Certain monies paid into system from state's general fund on behalf of active member employees; use of such monies.
- § 9-11-200. Certain monies may be paid into system by employers on behalf of active member employees; use of such monies.
- § 9-11-210. Contributions of members; employer to pay required member contributions on earnings after July 1, 1982; tax treatment; funding; retirement treatment.
- § 9-11-220. Contributions of employers.
- § 9-11-225. Employer and employee contribution rates.
- § 9-11-230. Contributions paid monthly; state funds may be withheld if records or money not received on time.
- § 9-11-260. Deposit of assets.
- § 9-11-265. Interest on member accounts.
- § 9-11-270. Allowances and other rights exempt from taxation and legal process; exceptions; assignment.
- § 9-11-280. Contracts with members are obligations of system only; rights of members upon termination of system or discontinuation of contributions.
- § 9-11-290. Property of system is exempt from state and local taxes.
- § 9-11-300. Increase in retirement allowances as of July 1, 1974.
- § 9-11-312. Retirement allowance adjustment.
- § 9-11-315. Beneficiaries receiving Medicaid (Title XIX) sponsored nursing home care; effect on benefits; exception.
- § 9-11-320. False statements and falsification of records.
- § 9-11-350. Compensation used to determine benefits to be subject to federal limitations.
- § 9-11-355. Compliance with USERRA.
- § 9-11-360. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 415.
- § 9-11-510. South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System shall pay certain retirement allowances and death benefits; appropriations.
- § 9-11-520. Rights of participants on June 30, 1963 in service of political subdivisions not members of South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System.
- § 9-11-525. Increase in monthly benefits under Police Insurance and Annuity Fund.
- § 9-12-10. Definitions.
- § 9-12-20. Qualified Excess Benefit Arrangements created.
- § 9-12-30. Administration of QEBAs.
- § 9-12-40. Eligibility for participation in a QEBA.
- § 9-12-50. QEBA supplemental retirement allowance.
- § 9-12-60. Amount of contributions to the QEBA.
- § 9-12-70. Employer contributions and separate fund.
- § 9-12-80. No ability to defer.
- § 9-12-90. No assignment.
- § 9-12-100. QEBA funds unsecured.
- § 9-12-110. QEBA is a governmental plan.
- § 9-12-120. No deduction for employer contributions.
- § 9-13-10. Power of cities to establish pension funds, create board of trustees, and raise monies.