Tennessee § 8-36-115 - Correction of errors in benefit payments.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-36-115 — Correction of errors in benefit payments., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-36-115. Correction of errors in benefit payments.
Should any change or errors in records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than such member or beneficiary would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, then on discovery of any such error the board shall correct the same and shall adjust the payments in such a manner that the benefits to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid. Acts 1972, ch. 814, § 16; 1979, ch. 320, § 2; T.C.A., § 8-3946.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-36-115 ("Correction of errors in benefit payments.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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