Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 49 > Chapter 18 > Part 4 - Defined Benefit

• Alternate payee: means a member's former spouse or family member eligible to receive payments under a Domestic Relations Order in compliance with Section 49-11-612. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Final average monthly salary: means the amount computed by dividing the compensation received during the final average salary period under each system by the number of months in the final average salary period. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Member: means a person, except a retiree, with contributions on deposit with a system, the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan under Chapter 19, Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Act, or with a terminated system. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Participating employer: means the state. See Utah Code 49-18-102
• Retiree: means an individual who has qualified for an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• retirement allowance: means the pension plus the annuity, including any cost of living or other authorized adjustments to the pension and annuity. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Retirement date: means the date selected by the member on which the member's retirement becomes effective with the office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Service credit: means :

  (a)	the period during which an employee is employed and compensated by a participating employer and meets the eligibility requirements for membership in a system or the Utah Governors' and Legislators' Retirement Plan, provided that any required contributions are paid to the office; and

  (b)

  periods of time otherwise purchasable under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102 System: means the Judges' Noncontributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-18-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Years of service credit: means the number of periods, each to consist of 12 full months or as determined by the board, whether consecutive or not, during which a judge was employed by a participating employer. See Utah Code 49-18-102