2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 11 - Retirement of Public Officers and Employees Generally
Section 10-11-119 - Commencement, change and termination of a pension.
A. A normal or disability pension shall commence the first day of the month following retirement. A preretirement survivor pension shall commence the first day of the month following the date of the death resulting in the pension. A postretirement survivor pension shall commence the first day of the month following the date of the death resulting in the pension.
B. Termination of payment of a pension shall occur at the end of the month in which the event causing termination occurs. Payment shall be made for the full month of termination.
C. A change in the amount of a pension shall occur the first day of the month following the date of the event causing the change.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 253, § 119.
ANNOTATIONSEffect of 1987 recodification. — The 1987 recodification of the public employees retirement act does not permit a normal or disability retirement pension to be made retroactive. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-15.
Retroactive award prohibited. — The Public Employees Retirement Association may not award disability benefits retroactive to the date on which the member's name last appeared on the payroll with pay. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-18.
