O.C.G.A. § 47-12-101 (2019)

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - This chapter consisted of Code Sections 47-13-1, 47-13-2 (Article 1), 47-13-20 through 47-13-30 (Article 2), 47-13-40, 47-13-40.1 (Article 3), 47-13-50 (Article 4), 47-13-60 through 47-13-62 (Article 5), 47-13-70 through 47-13-73 (Article 6), 47-13-90, 47-13-91 (Article 7), relating to district attorneys’ retirement system, and was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 2173, §§ 1-19, Ga. L. 1980, p. 925, §§ 14-16, Ga. L. 1982, p. 3,

§ 47, Ga. L. 1988, p. 426, § 1, Ga. L. 1990, p. 523, § 1, Ga. L. 1990, p. 865, §§ 1-4, Ga. L. 1991, p. 130, § 1, Ga. L. 1992, p. 477, § 1, Ga. L. 1992, p. 1024, § 1, Ga. L. 1992, p. 2355, §§ 1-3, Ga. L. 1993, p. 86, § 1, Ga. L. 1993, p. 800, § 1, Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18, Ga. L. 1994, p. 335, § 1, Ga. L. 1995, p. 651, § 8, Ga. L. 1995, p. 787, § 4, Ga. L. 1995, p. 1065, § 1, Ga. L. 1996, p. 728, § 1, Ga. L. 1996, p. 733, § 1, Ga. L. 1996, p. 799, § 1.

CHAPTER 14 SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS’ RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA

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Article 1

Article 4

General Provisions

Revenues Collected from Fines, Bonds, and Fees Sec.

Definitions. Article 2

Administration and Management of the Assets of the Fund

Creation of the Board of Commissioners of the Superior Court Clerks’ Retirement Fund of Georgia; membership of the board; quorum; compensation and expenses. Creation of office of secretary-treasurer; selection, compensation, and powers and duties; periodic reports of moneys in hand, receipts, and expenditures; performance bond. Powers and duties of the board generally. Special account for funds; investment powers of board. Gifts, grants, and bequests. Duty of board to keep records; presentation of annual financial statement to Clerks’ Group of the County Officers’ Association of Georgia. Duty of the state auditor to make an annual audit and report; audit upon request of the board or the Governor; contents of annual report.

Article 5 Retirement Benefits, Disability Benefits, and Spouses’ Benefits

Article 3

Membership in and Contributions to the Fund

Application for membership in the fund; payments by members into the fund; penalties for late payment; creditable service impacted by late payments.

‘‘Collecting authority’’ defined; payments to fund from fines and bonds collected in criminal and quasi-criminal cases; duty of collecting authority to record and remit; penalty for late payment. Payments to the fund from fees collected in certain civil actions and for recording of instruments pertaining to real estate; records; audit of records; use of sums remitted; failure of clerk to remit.

Eligibility for retirement benefits; additional or partial retirement benefits; election to provide both retirement and survivors benefits. Eligibility for disability benefits; determination of disability. Benefits payable in the event of death before retirement; rights of surviving spouse. Eligibility to retire and receive retirement benefits; effect of retirement before age 55. Application of certain increases in benefits to benefits paid to surviving spouses. Eligibility for certain benefit increases. Right to withdraw dues; effect of withdrawal on membership and benefits; eligibility to rejoin the fund. Service for which no credit received for retirement purposes.

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SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS’ RETIREMENT FUND Sec.

Service for which credit received for retirement purposes. Death benefit paid to designated beneficiary of member who dies in service.

Article 6 Miscellaneous Provisions

Reduction of benefits upon de-

termination that available funds are insufficient; order of payment upon resumption of payments in full; liability of board for such reductions. Exemption of rights and benefits under this chapter from taxation; exemption from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or other process; assignability.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS