2015 Utah Code
Title 49 - Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act
Chapter 18 - Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act
Part 4 - Defined Benefit
Section 401 - Eligibility for an allowance -- Date of retirement -- Qualifications.

Effective 3/3/2014
49-18-401. Eligibility for an allowance -- Date of retirement -- Qualifications.

• (1) A member is qualified to receive an allowance when:
  • (a) the member ceases actual work for every participating employer that employs the member before the member's retirement date and provides evidence of the termination;
  • (b) the member has submitted to the office a retirement application form that states the member's proposed retirement date; and
  • (c) one of the following conditions is met as of the member's retirement date:
    • (i) the member has accrued at least six years of service credit and has attained an age of 70 years;
    • (ii) the member has accrued at least 10 years of service credit and has attained an age of 62 years;
    • (iii) the member has accrued at least 20 years of service credit and has attained an age of 55 years; or
    • (iv) the member has accrued at least 25 years of service credit.

• (2)
  • (a) The member's retirement date:
    • (i) shall be the 1st or the 16th day of the month, as selected by the member;
    • (ii) shall be on or after the date of termination; and
    • (iii) may not be more than 90 days before or after the date the application is received by the office.
  • (b) A member may not be employed by a participating employer in the system established by this chapter on the retirement date selected under Subsection (2)(a)(i).

Amended by Chapter 15, 2014 General Session