2010 New York Code
RSS - Retirement & Social Security
Article 15 - (600 - 617) COORDINATED RETIREMENT PLAN
604 - Service retirement benefits.

§  604. Service retirement benefits. a. The service retirement benefit
  at normal retirement age for a member with less  than  twenty  years  of
  credited  service, or less than twenty-five years credited service for a
  member who joins the New York state teachers' retirement  system  on  or
  after  January  first, two thousand ten, shall be a retirement allowance
  equal to one-sixtieth of final average salary times  years  of  credited
  service.
    b.  The  service  retirement  benefit  at  normal retirement age for a
  member  with  twenty  years  or  more  of  credited  service,  or   with
  twenty-five  or more years credited service for a member who first joins
  the New York state teachers'  retirement  system  on  or  after  January
  first,  two  thousand  ten,  shall  be  a  retirement allowance equal to
  one-fiftieth of final average salary times years of credited service not
  in excess of thirty years.
    Credited service in excess of thirty years shall provide an additional
  retirement allowance equal to three-two hundredths of the final  average
  salary for each year of credited service in excess of thirty years.
    c.  The  early  service  retirement  benefit  for  a  member  who is a
  correction officer of the Westchester county  correction  department  as
  defined  in  section  eighty-nine-e  of  this chapter shall be a pension
  equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times  years  of  credited
  service  at  the  completion  of  twenty-five  years  of service as such
  correction officer, but not exceeding  one-half  of  his  or  her  final
  average salary.
    d.  The  early  service  retirement  for  a  member who is employed in
  Suffolk  county  as  a  correction  officer  as   defined   in   section
  eighty-nine-f  of this chapter, shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth
  of  final  average  salary  times  years  of  credited  service  at  the
  completion  of  twenty-five years of service as such correction officer,
  but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    e. The early service retirement for a member who is employed in Nassau
  county as a correction officer, uniformed correction division personnel,
  sheriff,  undersheriff  or  deputy  sheriff,  as  defined   in   section
  eighty-nine-g  of this chapter, shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth
  of  final  average  salary  times  years  of  credited  service  at  the
  completion  of  twenty-five years of service as such correction officer,
  uniformed correction division personnel, sheriff, undersheriff or deputy
  sheriff, but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    f. The early service retirement for a member who is employed in Albany
  county as a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, correction officer or
  identification officer as  defined  in  section  eighty-nine-h  of  this
  chapter shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary
  times  years  of credited service at the completion of twenty-five years
  of service as such sheriff,  undersheriff,  deputy  sheriff,  correction
  officer  or identification officer, but not exceeding one-half of his or
  her final average salary.
    ** g. The early  service  retirement  benefit  for  a  member  who  is
  employed  in  St.  Lawrence  county  as  a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy
  sheriff or correction officer as defined  in  section  eighty-nine-i  of
  this  chapter  shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average
  salary times years of credited service at the completion of  twenty-five
  years  of  service  as  such  sheriff,  undersheriff,  deputy sheriff or
  correction officer, but not exceeding  one-half  of  his  or  her  final
  average salary.
    ** NB There are 3 sb g's
    ** g.  The  early  service  retirement  benefit  for  a  member who is
  employed in Orleans county as a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff or
  correction officer as defined in section eighty-nine-l of  this  chapter

shall  be  a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times
  years of credited service at the  completion  of  twenty-five  years  of
  service  as  such  sheriff,  undersheriff,  deputy sheriff or correction
  officer, but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    ** NB There are 3 sb g's
    ** g.  The  early  service  retirement  benefit  for  a  member who is
  employed in Jefferson county as a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy  sheriff
  or  correction  officer  as  defined  in  section  eighty-nine-j of this
  chapter shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary
  times years of credited service at the completion of  twenty-five  years
  of  service  as such sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff or correction
  officer, but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    ** NB There are 3 sb g's
    h. The early service retirement benefit for a member who  is  employed
  in  Onondaga  county  as  a  deputy  sheriff-jail division competitively
  appointed or as a correction officer as defined in section eighty-nine-k
  of this chapter shall be  a  pension  equal  to  one-fiftieth  of  final
  average  salary  times  years  of  credited service at the completion of
  twenty-five years  of  service  as  such  deputy  sheriff-jail  division
  competitively appointed or as such correction officer, but not exceeding
  one-half of his or her final average salary.
    i.  1.  The  early  service  retirement  benefit  for  a member who is
  employed in the office of the district attorney of Westchester county as
  a chief  criminal  investigator,  deputy  chief  criminal  investigator,
  criminal   investigator,   senior  criminal  investigator,  confidential
  criminal  investigator,  assistant  criminal  investigator  or  criminal
  investigator/arson  shall  be  a  pension equal to one-fiftieth of final
  average salary times years of credited  service  at  the  completion  of
  twenty-five years of service as such chief criminal investigator, deputy
  chief  criminal  investigator,  criminal  investigator,  senior criminal
  investigator, confidential  criminal  investigator,  assistant  criminal
  investigator  or criminal investigator/arson, but not exceeding one-half
  of his or her final average salary.
    2.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of   paragraph   one   of   this
  subdivision,  if  the  county  of  Westchester  elects  to  provide  the
  retirement benefit pursuant to this paragraph by adopting  a  resolution
  to such effect and filing a certified copy thereof with the comptroller,
  the early service retirement benefit for a member who is employed in the
  office  of  the  district  attorney  of  Westchester  county  as a chief
  criminal investigator,  deputy  chief  criminal  investigator,  criminal
  investigator,   senior   criminal  investigator,  confidential  criminal
  investigator,    assistant    criminal    investigator    or    criminal
  investigator/arson  shall  be  a  pension equal to one-fortieth of final
  average salary times years of credited  service  at  the  completion  of
  twenty  years  of  service  as  such chief criminal investigator, deputy
  chief criminal  investigator,  criminal  investigator,  senior  criminal
  investigator,  confidential  criminal  investigator,  assistant criminal
  investigator or criminal investigator/arson, but not exceeding  one-half
  of his or her final average salary.
    j.  The  early service retirement benefit for a member who is employed
  in  Broome  county  as  a  sheriff,  undersheriff,  deputy  sheriff   or
  correction  officer  as defined in section eighty-nine-m of this chapter
  shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average  salary  times
  years  of  credited  service  at  the completion of twenty-five years of
  service as such sheriff,  undersheriff,  deputy  sheriff  or  correction
  officer, but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    k.  The  early service retirement benefit for a member who is a Monroe
  county  deputy  sheriff-court  security,  or  deputy  sheriff-jailor  as

defined  in  section  eighty-nine-n  of  this chapter shall be a pension
  equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times  years  of  credited
  service at the completion of twenty-five years of service as such deputy
  sheriff-court  security,  or  deputy  sheriff-jailor,  but not exceeding
  one-half of his or her final average salary.
    l. The early service retirement for a member who is employed in Greene
  county as a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff or correction  officer
  as  defined  in section eighty-nine-o of this chapter shall be a pension
  equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times  years  of  credited
  service  at  the  completion  of  twenty-five  years  of service as such
  sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff or  correction  officer,  but  not
  exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    m.  The  early service retirement benefit for a member who is employed
  in a county that makes the election provided for  in  subdivision  j  of
  section eighty-nine-p of this chapter as a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy
  sheriff  or  correction  officer  as defined in section eighty-nine-p of
  this chapter shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of  final  average
  salary  times years of credited service at the completion of twenty-five
  years of service  as  such  sheriff,  undersheriff,  deputy  sheriff  or
  correction  officer,  but  not  exceeding  one-half  of his or her final
  average salary.
    n. The early service retirement benefit for a member who is a  traffic
  officer  with  the town of Elmira as defined in section eighty-nine-q of
  this chapter shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of  final  average
  salary  times years of credited service at the completion of twenty-five
  years of service as such traffic officer, but not exceeding one-half  of
  his or her final average salary.
    o.  The  early  service  retirement  for  a  member who is employed by
  Suffolk  county  as  a  park  police  officer  as  defined  in   section
  eighty-nine-r  of this chapter, shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth
  of  final  average  salary  times  years  of  credited  service  at  the
  completion  of twenty-five years of service as such park police officer,
  but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.  As  used
  in  this section "creditable service" shall include any and all services
  performed as a park police officer of the Suffolk county  department  of
  parks,  and  any  and  all  services  performed  as a park ranger of the
  Suffolk county department of parks.
    ** p. The early service retirement for a member who is employed  as  a
  peace officer as defined in section eighty-nine-s of this chapter, shall
  be  a  pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times years
  of credited service at the completion of twenty-five years of service as
  such probation officer, but not exceeding one-half of his or  her  final
  average salary.
    ** NB There are 4 sb p's
    ** p.  The early service retirement for a member who is employed as an
  ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or
  a member who performs ambulance medical technician related  services  as
  defined  in  section  eighty-nine-s  of this chapter, shall be a pension
  equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary times  years  of  credited
  service  at  the  completion  of  twenty-five  years of service, but not
  exceeding one-half of his or  her  final  average  salary;  for  service
  beyond  twenty-five years the benefits shall increase by one-sixtieth of
  final  average  salary  for  each  year  of  additional  service  credit
  provided,  however,  that  the  total allowance payable pursuant to this
  section shall not exceed three-fourths of such  member's  final  average
  salary.
    ** NB There are 4 sb p's

** p.  The  early service retirement for a member who is employed as a
  peace officer as defined in section eighty-nine-s of this chapter, shall
  be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average salary  times  years
  of credited service at the completion of twenty-five years of service as
  such  probation  officer, but not exceeding one-half of his or her final
  average salary.
    ** NB There are 4 sb p's
    ** p. If the county of  Rockland  elects  to  provide  the  retirement
  benefit  pursuant  to  this subdivision by adopting a resolution to such
  effect and filing a certified copy thereof  with  the  comptroller,  the
  early  service  retirement  benefit  for a member who is employed in the
  office  of  the  district  attorney  of  Rockland  county  as  a   chief
  investigator/detective,   criminal   investigator-electronics,  criminal
  investigator-child  abuse,  senior  criminal  investigator  or  criminal
  investigator  shall  be a pension equal to one-fortieth of final average
  salary times years of credited service for the  first  twenty  years  of
  service  plus  an  additional one-sixtieth of final average salary times
  years of credited service for each year beyond the first twenty years of
  service    as    such     chief     investigator/detective,     criminal
  investigator-electronics,   criminal  investigator-child  abuse,  senior
  criminal  investigator  or  criminal  investigator,  but  not  exceeding
  three-fourths of his or her final average salary.
    ** NB There are 4 sb p's
    ** q.  The  early  service  retirement  benefit  for  a  member who is
  employed in a county that makes the election provided for in subdivision
  j of section eighty-nine-t of this chapter as a peace officer as defined
  in section eighty-nine-t of this chapter shall be  a  pension  equal  to
  one-fiftieth  of final average salary times years of credited service at
  the completion of twenty-five years of service as such peace officer  in
  a  county probation department, but not exceeding one-half of his or her
  final average salary.
    ** NB There are 2 sb q's
    ** q. The early service retirement benefit  for  a  member  who  is  a
  qualifying  member  as defined in subdivision a of section eighty-nine-t
  of this chapter shall be  a  pension  equal  to  one-fiftieth  of  final
  average  salary times years of qualifying service, as defined in section
  eighty-nine-t of this chapter, at the completion of twenty-five years of
  such service, but not exceeding one-half of his  or  her  final  average
  salary.
    ** NB There are 2 sb q's
    r.  If  the county of Suffolk elects to provide the retirement benefit
  pursuant to this subdivision by adopting a resolution to such effect and
  filing a certified copy thereof with the comptroller, the early  service
  retirement  benefit  for a member which is employed in the office of the
  district attorney of Suffolk county as a detective investigator,  senior
  detective   investigator,   principal  detective  investigator,  special
  investigator, or district attorney  investigator,  shall  be  a  pension
  equal  to  one-fortieth  of final average salary times years of credited
  service for the  first  twenty  years  of  service  plus  an  additional
  one-sixtieth  of  final  average  salary times years of credited service
  beyond the first twenty years of service as such detective investigator,
  senior detective investigator, principal detective investigator, special
  investigator, or district attorney investigator, but not exceeding three
  fourths of his or her final average salary.
    ** s. The early service retirement benefit  for  a  member  who  is  a
  paramedic  employed by the police department in the town of Tonawanda as
  defined in section eighty-nine-v of this  chapter  shall  be  a  pension
  equal  to  one-fiftieth  of final average salary times years of credited

service at the completion  of  twenty-five  years  of  service  as  such
  paramedic,  but  not  exceeding  one-half  of  his  or her final average
  salary. In addition thereto, upon retirement,  each  such  member  shall
  receive,  for  each  year  of  service in excess of twenty-five years, a
  pension which shall be equal to one-sixtieth of his or her final average
  salary. The total allowance payable pursuant to this section  shall  not
  exceed three-quarters of such member's final average salary.
    ** NB There are 3 sb s's
    ** s.  The  early service retirement for a member who is employed as a
  deputy  sheriff-civil  as  defined  in  section  eighty-nine-v  of  this
  chapter,  shall  be  a  pension  equal  to one-fiftieth of final average
  salary times years of credited service at the completion of  twenty-five
  years  of  service  as  such  deputy  sheriff-civil,  but  not exceeding
  one-half of his or her final average salary.
    ** NB There are 3 sb s's
    ** s. The early service retirement for a member  who  is  employed  in
  Rockland   county   as  a  correction  officer  as  defined  in  section
  eighty-nine-v of this chapter shall be a pension equal  to  one-fiftieth
  of  final  average  salary  times  years  of  credited  service  at  the
  completion of twenty-five years of service as such  correction  officer,
  but not exceeding one-half of his or her final average salary.
    ** NB There are 3 sb s's
    t.  The  early service retirement benefit for a member who is employed
  in the county of Nassau as  a  county  fire  marshal,  supervising  fire
  marshal,  fire  marshal,  assistant  fire  marshal, assistant chief fire
  marshal or chief fire marshal as defined  in  section  eighty-nine-w  of
  this  chapter  shall be a pension equal to one-fiftieth of final average
  salary times years of credited service at the completion of  twenty-five
  years  of service as such county fire marshal, supervising fire marshal,
  fire marshal, assistant fire marshal, assistant chief  fire  marshal  or
  chief  fire  marshal,  but  not  exceeding  one-half of his or her final
  average salary.