2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 9 - Retirement Systems
CHAPTER 11 - POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Editor's Note
2008 Act No. 311, Section 55, provides as follows:
"Upon the effective date of this act, Regulations 19-900 through 19-997 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations shall have no application whatsoever to the operation of Title 9 of the 1976 Code."

• Section 9-11-10. Definitions.
• Section 9-11-15. Payments to beneficiaries may include payments to persons, trustees, and estates.
• Section 9-11-20. System created; corporate powers; name; Director.
• Section 9-11-25. Retirement of probate judges.
• Section 9-11-27. Magistrates' participation in the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System.
• Section 9-11-30. State Budget and Control Board shall administer System; powers and duties.
• Section 9-11-35. Confidentiality of member records.
• Section 9-11-40. Application to become an employer under System; membership in System; classification of members; transfer of contributions and credited service to South Carolina Retirement System; continuation of membership in correlated systems.
• Section 9-11-45. Employer may require members of local retirement system to become members of South Carolina Police Officers' Retirement System; maintenance of local system.
• Section 9-11-48. Transfer of local retirement system for firefighters to state system.
• Section 9-11-50. Establishing service credit by making payments into the system; reestablishment of service credits; employer payments; credit for unused sick leave; rules and regulations.
• Section 9-11-55. Repealed by 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 67R, eff January 1, 2001.
• Section 9-11-60. Retirement allowances; retirement after age fifty-five; purchases of additional service credit.
• Section 9-11-65. Repealed by 1994 Act No. 420, Section 8, eff May 25, 1994.
• Section 9-11-70, 9-11-75. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 278, Pt III, Section 29, eff July 1, 2012.
• Section 9-11-80. Retirement allowances; disability retirement; periodic reexaminations; discontinuation or reduction of allowances.
• Section 9-11-90. Effect of restoring beneficiary to service; retirement after return to service.
• Section 9-11-100. Members who stop police work may withdraw contributions.
• Section 9-11-110. Lump sum shall be paid in event of death.
• Section 9-11-120. Preretirement Death Benefit Program; post-retirement death benefit payment.
• Section 9-11-125. Death Benefit Plan.
• Section 9-11-130. Survivor may elect to receive allowance for life in lieu of lump-sum payment.
• Section 9-11-140. Accidental Death Benefit Program.
• Section 9-11-150. Optional forms of retirement allowances.
• Section 9-11-155. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(31).
• Section 9-11-160. Allowances shall be paid monthly.
• Section 9-11-170. Supplemental Allowance Program.
• Section 9-11-175. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9).
• Section 9-11-180. Department of Public Safety authorized to pay certain moneys into System on behalf of active highway patrol member employees; use of such moneys.
• Section 9-11-190. Certain moneys shall be paid into System from State's general fund on behalf of active member employees; use of such moneys.
• Section 9-11-200. Certain moneys may be paid into System by employers on behalf of active member employees; use of such moneys.
• Section 9-11-210. Contributions of members; employer to pay required member contributions on earnings after July 1, 1982; tax treatment; funding; retirement treatment.
• Section 9-11-220. Contributions of employers.
• Section 9-11-225. Employer and employee contribution rates.
• Section 9-11-230. Contributions shall be paid monthly; State funds may be withheld if records or money not received on time.
• Section 9-11-240. Repealed by 2005 Act No. 153, Pt. IV Section 1.C, eff July 1, 2005.
• Section 9-11-250. Repealed.
• Section 9-11-260. Deposit of assets.
• Section 9-11-265. Interest on member accounts.
• Section 9-11-270. Allowances and other rights exempt from taxation and legal process; exceptions; assignment.
• Section 9-11-280. Contracts with members shall be obligations of System only; rights of members upon termination of System or discontinuation of contributions.
• Section 9-11-290. Property of System is exempt from State and local taxes.
• Section 9-11-300. Increase in retirement allowances as of July 1, 1974.
• Section 9-11-310. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 278, Pt II, Section 29, eff July 1, 2012.
• Section 9-11-312. Retirement allowance adjustment.
• Section 9-11-315. Beneficiaries receiving Medicaid (Title XIX) sponsored nursing home care; effect on benefits; exception.
• Section 9-11-320. False statements and falsification of records.
• Section 9-11-325, 9-11-330. Repealed by 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 67R, eff January 1, 2001.
• Section 9-11-350. Compensation used to determine benefits to be subject to federal limitations.
• Section 9-11-355. Compliance with USERRA.
• Section 9-11-360. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 415.

Editor's Note
2008 Act No. 311, Section 55, provides as follows:
"Upon the effective date of this act, Regulations 19-900 through 19-997 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations shall have no application whatsoever to the operation of Title 9 of the 1976 Code."

• Section 9-11-510. South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System shall pay certain retirement allowances and death benefits; appropriations.
• Section 9-11-520. Rights of participants on June 30, 1963 in service of political subdivisions not members of South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System.
• Section 9-11-525. Increase in monthly benefits under Police Insurance and Annuity Fund.