North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 135
161 sections. Sourced from ncleg.gov; each section links to its full text with case-law cross-references.
- § 135-1 Definitions
- § 135-1.1 Licensing and examining boards
- § 135-2 Name and date of establishment
- § 135-3 Membership
- § 135-4 Creditable service
- § 135-4.1 Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems
- § 135-4.5 Creditable service purchases
- § 135-5 (Effective January 1, 2027) Benefits
- § 135-5.1 Optional retirement program for The University of North Carolina
- § 135-5.3 Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations or municipalities
- § 135-5.4 Optional retirement program for State-funded community colleges
- § 135-5.5 Inactive employers
- § 135-5.6 Employees of the University of North Carolina Health Care System
- § 135-5.7 Certain employees of East Carolina University
- § 135-6 Administration
- § 135-6.1 Member retirement record files held by the Retirement System
- § 135-7 Management of funds
- § 135-8 Method of financing
- § 135-9 Exemption from garnishment, attachment, etc.; employing unit to offset amount owed by member or beneficiary
- § 135-10 Protection against fraud
- § 135-10.1 Failure to respond
- § 135-11 Application of other pension laws
- § 135-12 Obligation of maintaining reserves and paying benefits
- § 135-16.1 Blind or visually impaired vendors
- § 135-17 Facility of payment
- § 135-18.1 Transfer of credits from the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System
- § 135-18.4 Reservation of power to change
- § 135-18.7 Internal Revenue Code compliance
- § 135-18.8 Deduction for payments allowed
- § 135-18.9 Transfer of members from the Legislative Retirement System or the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System
- § 135-18.10 Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies committed while serving as elected government official
- § 135-18.10A Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies related to employment or holding office
- § 135-18.10B Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service
- § 135-18.11 Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance
- § 135-19 Declaration of policy
- § 135-20 Definitions
- § 135-21 Federal-State agreement; interstate instrumentalities
- § 135-22 Contributions by State employees
- § 135-23 Plans for coverage of employees of political subdivisions
- § 135-24 Contribution fund
- § 135-25 Rules and regulations
- § 135-26 Studies and reports
- § 135-27 Transfers from State to certain association service
- § 135-28 Transfer of members to employment covered by the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System
- § 135-28.1 (Effective January 1, 2027) Transfer of members to employment covered by the Uniform Judicial Retirement System
- § 135-29 Referenda and certification
- § 135-30 State employees members of Law-Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund
- § 135-48.1 General definitions
- § 135-48.2 Undertaking
- § 135-48.3 Right to amend
- § 135-48.4 Conflict with federal law
- § 135-48.5 Health benefit trust funds created
- § 135-48.8 Statements of public interest
- § 135-48.10 Confidentiality of information and medical records; provider contracts
- § 135-48.12 Committee on Actuarial Valuation of Retired Employees' Health Benefits
- § 135-48.15 Whistle-blower protections related to the State Health Plan
- § 135-48.16 Fraud detection and audit programs
- § 135-48.20 Board of Trustees established
- § 135-48.21 Board officers, quorum, meetings
- § 135-48.22 Board powers and duties
- § 135-48.23 Executive Administrator
- § 135-48.24 Administrative review
- § 135-48.25 Rules
- § 135-48.27 Reports to the General Assembly; General Assembly access to information
- § 135-48.28 Auditing of the Plan
- § 135-48.30 Powers and duties of the State Treasurer
- § 135-48.32 Contracts to provide benefits
- § 135-48.33 Contracting provisions; large contract review by Board of Trustees and Attorney General, auditing, no cost plus contracts
- § 135-48.34 Contracts not subject to Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes
- § 135-48.35 Contract disputes not contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 150B of the General Statutes
- § 135-48.36 Pharmacy benefits manager contracts
- § 135-48.37 Liability of third person; right of subrogation; right of first recovery
- § 135-48.37A Employing unit cooperation in collection of amounts owed to Plan
- § 135-48.38 Persons eligible for Medicare; optional participation in other Medicare products
- § 135-48.39 Operations during state of disaster or emergency
- § 135-48.39A Premiums to purchase alternative coverage for retirees in lieu of coverage under the Plan
- § 135-48.40 Categories of eligibility
- § 135-48.41 Additional eligibility provisions
- § 135-48.42 Enrollment
- § 135-48.43 Effective dates of coverage
- § 135-48.44 Cessation of coverage
- § 135-48.45 Conversion
- § 135-48.46 Settlement agreements by employing units
- § 135-48.47 Participation in State Health Plan by local government employees and dependents
- § 135-48.49 IRC Sections 6055 and 6056 regulatory reporting
- § 135-48.50 Coverage mandates
- § 135-48.51 Coverage and operational mandates related to Chapter 58 of the General Statutes
- § 135-48.52 General limitations and exclusions
- § 135-48.54 Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations or municipalities
- § 135-48.56 Education of covered active and retired employees
- § 135-48.57 Payments for county or city ambulance service
- § 135-48.58 Premiums for firefighters, rescue squad workers, and members of National Guard
- § 135-50 Short title and purpose
- § 135-51 Scope
- § 135-52 Application of Article 1; administration
- § 135-53 Definitions
- § 135-54 Name and date of establishment
- § 135-55 Membership
- § 135-56 Creditable service
- § 135-56.01 Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems
- § 135-56.5 Creditable service purchases
- § 135-57 Service retirement
- § 135-58 Service retirement benefits
- § 135-59 Disability retirement
- § 135-60 Disability retirement benefits
- § 135-61 Election of optional allowance
- § 135-62 Return of accumulated contributions
- § 135-63 Benefits on death before retirement
- § 135-64 Benefits on death after retirement
- § 135-65 Post-retirement increases in allowances
- § 135-66 Administration; management of funds; method of financing
- § 135-67 Assets of Retirement System
- § 135-68 Contributions by the members
- § 135-69 Contributions by the State
- § 135-70 Transfer of members to another system
- § 135-70.1 Transfer of members from the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, or the Legislative Retirement System
- § 135-71 Return to membership of retired former member
- § 135-74 Internal Revenue Code compliance
- § 135-75 Deduction for payments allowed
- § 135-75.1 Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies committed while serving as elected government official
- § 135-75.1A Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies related to employment or holding office
- § 135-75.1B Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service
- § 135-75.2 Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance
- § 135-88 Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 135-90 Short title and purpose
- § 135-91 Administration
- § 135-92 Membership
- § 135-93 Contributions
- § 135-94 Benefits
- § 135-95 Exemption from garnishment, attachment
- § 135-96 Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees
- § 135-97 Immunity
- § 135-100 Short title and purpose
- § 135-101 Definitions
- § 135-102 Administration
- § 135-103 Eligible participants
- § 135-104 Salary continuation
- § 135-105 Short-term disability benefits
- § 135-106 Long-term disability benefits
- § 135-107 Optional Retirement Program
- § 135-108 Post disability benefit adjustments
- § 135-109 Reports of earnings
- § 135-110 Funding and management of funds
- § 135-111 Applicability of other pension laws
- § 135-111.1 Improper receipt of decedent's Disability Income Plan allowance
- § 135-112 Transition provisions
- § 135-113 Reservation of power to change
- § 135-150 Definitions
- § 135-151 Qualified Excess Benefit Arrangement
- § 135-153 Definitions
- § 135-154 North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Benefit Trust
- § 135-155 Death Benefit Plan established
- § 135-160 Administration of Death Benefit Plan
- § 135-165 Death benefit for in-service members
- § 135-170 Last day of actual service; death benefit for in-service members
- § 135-175 Fully contributory death benefit for retired members
- § 135-180 Death benefits; workers' compensation benefits and Disability Income Plan beneficiaries
- § 135-185 Beneficiaries under the Death Benefit Plan
- § 135-190 Reciprocity of Death Benefit Plan
- § 135-195 Accumulated contributions separate
- § 135-200 Benefits disallowed under this Article