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2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 21 - MUNICIPALITIES
Chapter 29 - Employees' Retirement and Disability Systems.
- 21-29-1 - Short title.
- 21-29-3 - Definitions.
- 21-29-5 - Creation of City Employees Retirement Fund; election to come under provisions of article.
- 21-29-7 - Repealed.
- 21-29-9 - Board of the General Retirement System; advisory board.
- 21-29-11 - Powers and duties of board.
- 21-29-13 - Repealed.
- 21-29-15 - Statement of clerk of municipality; issuance of prior service certificates.
- 21-29-17 - Membership.
- 21-29-19 - Cessation of membership.
- 21-29-21 - Refunds to members withdrawing from service.
- 21-29-23 - Funds.
- 21-29-25 - Expenses of operation of retirement system.
- 21-29-27 - Taxes to meet system requirements; transfer of funds.
- 21-29-29 - Discontinuance, reduction, or reassessment of taxes.
- 21-29-31 - Service retirement.
- 21-29-33 - Service retirement allowance.
- 21-29-35 - Duty disability retirement.
- 21-29-37 - Duty disability retirement allowance.
- 21-29-39 - Non-duty disability retirement.
- 21-29-41 - Non-duty disability retirement allowance.
- 21-29-43 - Re-examination of disability retirants; revocation of allowance for gainful employment.
- 21-29-45 - Death of member.
- 21-29-47 - Appeal.
- 21-29-49 - Proration of payments.
- 21-29-51 - Rights to any benefit under this Article governed by Section 21-29-307.
- 21-29-53 - Other retirement laws not affected.
- 21-29-55 - Effect of change in form of government.
- 21-29-57 - Vacation and sick leave; payment for unused time.
- 21-29-101 - Disability and relief fund; exception and application; discontinuance of new memberships.
- 21-29-103 - Repealed.
- 21-29-105 - Administration of disability and relief funds; advisory boards.
- 21-29-107 - Powers and duties of Board of Trustees.
- 21-29-109 - and 21-29-111. Repealed.
- 21-29-113 - Board of disability and relief appeals.
- 21-29-115 - Appealing decisions of board of disability and relief.
- 21-29-117 - Funding; tax or use of other funds, contributions, and salary deductions.
- 21-29-118 - Tax proceeds transferred to Public Employees' Retirement System.
- 21-29-119 - Discontinuance and reinstatement of tax; actuarial study.
- 21-29-121 - Disability and relief fund constitutes special fund; transfer of moneys to Public Employees' Retirement System.
- 21-29-123 - Allowances upon disability and relief fund.
- 21-29-125 - Investment of part of disability and relief fund.
- 21-29-127 - Advancements from general fund to disability and relief fund.
- 21-29-129 - Who entitled to benefits.
- 21-29-131 - Service records to be kept.
- 21-29-133 - Disability benefits; injury or illness resulting from discharge of duties.
- 21-29-135 - Disability benefits; illness or injury resulting from other than discharge of duties.
- 21-29-137 - Physical and mental examinations.
- 21-29-139 - Retirement benefits.
- 21-29-141 - Refunds.
- 21-29-143 - Loss of benefits in case of transfer.
- 21-29-145 - Death benefits where death results from discharge of duty or after retirement.
- 21-29-147 - Death benefits where death results from other causes.
- 21-29-149 - Suit shall not be filed in cases of insufficient funds.
- 21-29-151 - Application.
- 21-29-201 - Creation of disability and relief fund and system for firemen and policemen.
- 21-29-203 - Election as to inauguration of disability and relief fund and system.
- 21-29-205 - Election as to continuation of disability and relief system and fund; effect thereof; discontinuance of new memberships.
- 21-29-207 - Organization of board of disability and relief; advisory board; compensation.
- 21-29-209 - Powers and duties of the board of disability and relief.
- 21-29-211 - through 21-29-213. Repealed.
- 21-29-215 - Creation of board of disability and relief appeals.
- 21-29-217 - Appeals.
- 21-29-219 - Funding; ad valorem tax, or use of other funds, contributions, and salary deductions.
- 21-29-220 - Tax proceeds transferred to Public Employees' Retirement System.
- 21-29-221 - Discontinuance and reinstatement of ad valorem tax; actuarial study.
- 21-29-223 - Disability and relief fund constitutes special fund; transfer of moneys to Public Employees' Retirement System.
- 21-29-225 - Allowances upon disability and relief fund.
- 21-29-227 - Investment of part of disability and relief fund.
- 21-29-229 - Tax on premiums of fire and lightning insurers.
- 21-29-231 - On what premiums tax may be imposed; tax not to be used as an element of premium.
- 21-29-233 - Duty of state tax commission.
- 21-29-235 - Failure of insurance company to report.
- 21-29-237 - Persons entitled to benefits.
- 21-29-239 - Service records to be kept.
- 21-29-241 - Disability relief.
- 21-29-243 - Physical and mental examination.
- 21-29-245 - Retirement benefits.
- 21-29-247 - Cost-of-living increases.
- 21-29-249 - Refunds.
- 21-29-251 - Alternative program; retirement benefits.
- 21-29-253 - Alternative program; refunds.
- 21-29-255 - Death benefits.
- 21-29-257 - Exemption from process.
- 21-29-259 - Suit shall not be filed in cases of insufficient fund.
- 21-29-261 - Application of article.
- 21-29-301 - Creditable service provided under certain circumstances for membership service interrupted by qualified military service.
- 21-29-305 - Employers to pick up member contributions to employees' retirement and disability systems.
- 21-29-307 - Benefits exempt from taxes, attachment or other process, and unassignable; deductions from retirement allowances of employer or system sponsored group life or health insurance.
- 21-29-311 - Additional optional benefits available.
- 21-29-313 - Schedule for computation of membership service or prior service.
- 21-29-315 - Repayment of refund after reemployment following retirement for purpose of reestablishing contributing membership.
- 21-29-316 - Rollover distribution of accumulated contributions to eligible retirement plan or individual retirement account.
- 21-29-317 - Maximum annual retirement allowance.
- 21-29-319 - Employment-related fringe benefits.
- 21-29-321 - Determination of average monthly base salary and longevity pay.
- 21-29-323 - Determination of amount of death benefits to be paid to or for benefit of dependent children.
- 21-29-325 - Payment of retirement benefits by means of direct deposit.
- 21-29-327 - Board of Trustees of Public Employees' Retirement System authorized to assess interest and bring suit on delinquent payments from municipalities whose retirement funds it administers.
- 21-29-329 - Municipalities may adopt resolutions allowing spouses receiving retirement benefits to continue to receive spouse benefits for life, even after remarriage.
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