2021 Georgia Code
Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions
Chapter 2 - Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
Article 7 - Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, Spouses' Benefits
- § 47-2-120. Retirement Allowances
- § 47-2-121. Optional Retirement Allowances
- § 47-2-122. Vesting of Rights to a Retirement Allowance Despite Early Retirement; Retirement Allowance Payable to Such Persons
- § 47-2-123. Allowance Payable Upon Death, Disability, or Involuntary Separation From Employment; Restrictions on Separation for Disability; Restrictions on Entitlement to Involuntary Separation Benefits
- § 47-2-123.1. Procedures to Secure Continued Employment of Employees Subject to Discretionary Termination
- § 47-2-124. Eligibility for Benefits of Persons With at Least 95 Percent of Required Service Credit
- § 47-2-125. Reexamination of Persons Receiving Disability Benefits; Effect of Refusal to Undergo Examination; Effect of Ability to Engage in Gainful Employment
- § 47-2-126. Restoration to Service of Disability Beneficiary
- § 47-2-127. Applicable Ages for Computation of Benefits; Duration of Benefits
- § 47-2-128. Survivors Benefit Coverage; Fund; Contributions
- § 47-2-129. Group Term Life Insurance Protection as Part of Survivors Benefits Program
- § 47-2-130. Refund of Accumulated Contributions Upon Termination of Employment Other Than by Death or Retirement
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Legislative service creditable for determining involuntary separation benefits' eligibility.
- Service as a member of the General Assembly subsequent to January 1, 1954, which has been paid for as membership service in the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, and which has been transferred from the Legislative Retirement System to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, is creditable as membership service for the purpose of determining eligibility for the involuntary separation benefits provided by Ga. L. 1949, p. 138, § 5. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U73-17.
For effect upon continuation of disability retirement benefits when elected to full-time paid county office, see 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 72-56 (rendered under Ga. L. 1949, p. 138, § 5).
Attempt to change beneficiary for retirement benefit by will considered "mistake."- An attempt by a member of the retirement system to change her beneficiary for the member's life insurance payment and the member's monthly retirement benefit by will is of no legal effect and should be considered a "mistake" in the construction of that provision of the will. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-92.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 60A Am. Jur. 2d, Pensions and Retirement Funds, Pensions and Retirement Funds, §§ 1174, 1183, 1187 et seq., 1207, 1209, 1211, 1214, 1222, 1226, 1252.
C.J.S.- 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 314 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, § 212 et seq.
ALR.- Constitutionality, construction, and application of statute or ordinance providing for reduction of pension or retirement benefit of public officer or employee because of independent income, 7 A.L.R.2d 692.
Misconduct as affecting right to pension or retention of position in retirement system, 76 A.L.R.2d 566.
Acceptance of, or assertion of right to, pension or retirement as abandonment of public office or employment, 76 A.L.R.2d 1312.
