2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Section 12B Judicial Retirement
Section 10-12B-4 Membership.
10-12B-4. Membership.
Effective July 1, 2014, every judge or justice while in office shall become a member and shall be subject to the provisions of the Judicial Retirement Act; provided, however, that a judge or justice who, prior to July 1, 2014, applied for and received an exemption from membership, shall not become a member until such exemption ends. A judge or justice who is retired under any state system or the educational retirement system shall:
A. pay the applicable member contributions, and the state, through the member's court, shall pay the applicable employer contributions as provided pursuant to the Judicial Retirement Act; and
B. not accrue service credit, and shall not be eligible to purchase service credit nor to retire pursuant to the Judicial Retirement Act.
History: Laws 1992, ch. 111, 4; 2014, ch. 35, 3.
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