Tennessee § 8-36-505 - Date of disability retirement.

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§ 8-36-505. Date of disability retirement.

Any member eligible for a disability retirement may set the effective date of such member's retirement at any date within one hundred fifty (150) days before or after the date such member's application is filed with the board; provided, that such effective date of retirement follows the date of such member's separation from service, the date on which the member's temporary disability benefits under the workers' compensation law cease, or the date on which the member became totally and permanently disabled, whichever is later. Acts 1997, ch. 219, § 7; 1999, ch. 79, § 9. Compiler's Notes. Former § 8-36-505 was transferred to § 8-36-506 in 1997.

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

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Section 8-36-505 ("Date of disability retirement.") 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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