2011 South Dakota Code
Title 3 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Chapter 12. South Dakota Retirement System
§3-12-71 Rate of contributions--Deduction from pay--Employer to make members' contributions.

3-12-71. Rate of contributions--Deduction from pay--Employer to make members' contributions. The member shall make a contribution to the system, except as specified in § 3-12-200, and the employer shall make an equal contribution to the system, except as otherwise specified, at the following rates:

(1) Class A members five percent of compensation through June 30, 2002, and six percent of compensation after June 30, 2002;

(2) Justices, judges, and magistrate judges nine percent of compensation;

(3) All other Class B members eight percent of compensation.

The employer shall cause to be deducted on each payroll of a member for each payroll period the contribution payable by the member as provided in this section.

Except for those contributions specified in § 3-12-200, contributions required of members by this section shall be made by the participating unit pursuant to the provisions of § 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect on January 1, 1984. Such contributions shall be classified as member contributions for all purposes under this chapter. A member may not receive the amount of such contributions directly rather than as contributions under this section.

Source: SL 1967, ch 303, § 5; SDCL §§ 3-12-22, 3-12-23; SL 1968, ch 216, § 1; SL 1974, ch 35, § 29; SL 1977, ch 31, § 5; SL 1982, ch 38; SL 1984, ch 23, § 2; SL 1989, ch 38, § 8; SL 2000, ch 23, § 1; SL 2010, ch 23, § 5, eff. Apr. 1, 2010.