2020 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 38-867.01 Rollover distributions and contributions; definitions

38-867.01. Rollover distributions and contributions; definitions

A. A lump sum distribution made pursuant to section 38-844.08, subsection B or section 38-885.01, subsection J shall be deposited in a separate rollover account for the participant as defined in subsection C, paragraph 2, subdivision (a) or (b) of this section and made immediately available for the participant to either withdraw all or any portion of the lump sum deposit or directly transfer all or any portion of the lump sum deposit to an eligible retirement plan as required by section 401(a)(31) of the internal revenue code.

B. A participant as defined in subsection C, paragraph 2, subdivision (c) of this section may make a rollover contribution from a qualified plan or an IRA that shall be deposited in a separate rollover account for the participant and made immediately available for the participant to either withdraw all or any portion of the lump sum deposit or directly transfer all or any portion of the lump sum deposit to an eligible retirement plan as required by section 401(a)(31) of the internal revenue code.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. " IRA" means an individual retirement account or an individual retirement annuity described in sections 408(a) or 408(b) of the internal revenue code.

2. " Participant" means any of the following:

(a) A member as defined in section 38-842, paragraph 31, excluding subdivision (a), item (vi), who is hired before January 1, 2012 and who has elected to enter the deferred retirement option plan established by section 38-844.02.

(b) A member as defined in section 38-881 who has elected to enter the reverse deferred retirement option plan established by section 38-885.01.

(c) An individual who has made a rollover contribution pursuant to subsection B of this section and who is either:

(i) A current employee of an employer as defined in section 38-842 or section 38-881.

(ii) Currently receiving or entitled to receive a pension from the public safety personnel retirement system or the corrections officer retirement plan.

(iii) A former employee who was an active participant, as defined in section 38-865 or 38-865.01, in the defined contribution plan who has an annuity account balance or a separate rollover account balance.

3. " Qualified plan" means an eligible deferred compensation plan under section 457(b) of the internal revenue code that is maintained by a state, a political subdivision of a state or any agency or instrumentality of a state or a political subdivision of a state, a tax-qualified retirement plan described in section 401(a) or 403(a) of the internal revenue code or an annuity contract described in section 403(b) of the internal revenue code.

4. " Separate rollover account" means a fully vested and nonforfeitable separate account maintained under the defined contribution plan for the benefit of a participant who has made a rollover contribution to the plan as authorized by subsection A or B of this section.