Chapter 21
Retirement of Municipal Employees

Index of Sections

§ 45-21-1. Purpose of chapter.

§ 45-21-2. Definitions.

§ 45-21-3. Effective date of operations.

§ 45-21-4. Acceptance by municipalities — Effective date.

§ 45-21-5. Procedure for withdrawal of municipality.

§ 45-21-6. Settlement on withdrawal from system.

§ 45-21-7. Liability of municipalities — Enforcement.

§ 45-21-8. Membership in system.

§ 45-21-8.1. Exclusion of elected city, town council or other elected members.

§ 45-21-9. Prior service credit of members joining by election — Purchase of credit for prior service.

§ 45-21-10. Information furnished as to members — Classification.

§ 45-21-11. Cessation of membership.

§ 45-21-12. Statements as to prior service.

§ 45-21-12.1. Credit for service as a teacher or state employee.

§ 45-21-13. Verification of prior service.

§ 45-21-14. Computation of years of service.

§ 45-21-14.1. Repealed.

§ 45-21-14.2. Leave of absence credits.

§ 45-21-15. Prior service certificate.

§ 45-21-16. Retirement on service allowance.

§ 45-21-16.1. Repealed.

§ 45-21-16.2. Electronic funds transfer.

§ 45-21-17. Service retirement allowance.

§ 45-21-17.1. Optional service retirement benefits — Applicability to members of city or town legislative bodies.

§ 45-21-17.2. Social security supplemental option.

§ 45-21-18. Deferred allowance on service retirement before minimum age.

§ 45-21-19. Retirement for ordinary disability.

§ 45-21-20. Ordinary disability allowance.

§ 45-21-21. Retirement for accidental disability.

§ 45-21-22. Accidental disability allowance.

§ 45-21-23. Periodical examination of disability annuitants — Placement on employment lists.

§ 45-21-24. Adjustment of disability allowances on return to work — Discontinuance for refusal to submit to examination.

§ 45-21-25. Accidental death benefits.

§ 45-21-26. Ordinary death benefits.

§ 45-21-27. Benefit on death of retired employee.

§ 45-21-28. Refund of contributions on cessation of membership.

§ 45-21-29. Repayment of refunded contributions — Reinstatement of service credit.

§ 45-21-30. Optional benefits on service retirement.

§ 45-21-31. Offset of workers’ compensation or personal injury recovery.

§ 45-21-32. Retirement system established as corporation — Management.

§ 45-21-33. Information furnished by municipalities.

§ 45-21-34. Annual report and statement.

§ 45-21-35. Legal adviser — General treasurer — Executive director — Assistant director.

§ 45-21-36. Clerical and professional assistance — Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 45-21-37. Vouchers for payment of benefits.

§ 45-21-38. Receipt of contributions — Investment of funds.

§ 45-21-39. Credit of interest.

§ 45-21-40. Improper interest in investments of board.

§ 45-21-41. Members’ contributions — Payroll deductions — Certification to board.

§ 45-21-41.1. Municipality payment of member contributions.

§ 45-21-42. Contributions by municipalities.

§ 45-21-42.1. Payment of administrative expenses of the retirement board and maintaining the retirement system — Restricted receipt account.

§ 45-21-42.2. Fiscal impact of proposed legislation impacting the retirement system.

§ 45-21-43. Accounts and records — Reserve accounts.

§ 45-21-43.1. Actuarial cost method.

§ 45-21-44. Guaranties by municipalities — Adjustment of contribution rates.

§ 45-21-45. Tax exemption.

§ 45-21-46. Forfeiture for fraudulent claims.

§ 45-21-47. Reserved power to amend or repeal — Vested rights.

§§ 45-21-48 — 45-21-50. Repealed.

§ 45-21-51. Persons eligible for optional benefits — Time of election — Modification or revocation — Effective date.

§ 45-21-51.1. Optional annuity protection — Election of option by member.

§ 45-21-52. Automatic increase in service retirement allowance. [Effective until January 1, 2024.]45-21-52. Automatic increase in service retirement allowance. [Effective January 1, 2024.]

§ 45-21-53. Armed service credit.

§ 45-21-54. Reemployment of retired members.

§ 45-21-54.1. Reemployment of retired members related to COVID-19. [Expires after 2021-2022 school year.]

§ 45-21-55. Retired members of the town of Warren.

§ 45-21-56. Credit for other municipal service.

§ 45-21-57. Life insurance benefits.

§ 45-21-58. Credits for layoffs.

§ 45-21-59. Effect of deferral and/or reduction of salary.

§ 45-21-60. Pensioners and beneficiaries of Plan No. 3023 — Town of North Kingstown.

§ 45-21-61. Purchase of credit while serving a prison sentence — Prohibited.

§ 45-21-62. Purchase of credits for continuous municipal service.

§ 45-21-63. Health insurance coverage of retired municipal employees.

§ 45-21-64. Purchase of service credits payable by installment.

§ 45-21-65. Other post-employment benefits — OPEB trusts.

§ 45-21-66. Severability.

§ 45-21-67. Central Falls retirees — Settlement agreement.