§ 41.37.005 Intent
§ 41.37.010 Definitions
§ 41.37.015 System created — Administration
§ 41.37.020 Membership
§ 41.37.030 Nonelective position — Eligible position, when
§ 41.37.050 Reduction of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400 — Reinstatement of membership
§ 41.37.060 Duty disability retirement recipients — Continued service credit
§ 41.37.070 Members agree to deductions
§ 41.37.080 Employer’s contribution — Computation — Billing
§ 41.37.090 Exemption from taxation and judicial process — Exemptions — Assignability — Deductions authorized
§ 41.37.100 Disability retirement — Criminal conduct
§ 41.37.110 Death benefit — Course of employment — Occupational disease or infection
§ 41.37.120 False statements — Penalty
§ 41.37.130 Hearing prior to appeal required — Notice
§ 41.37.135 Hearing prior to appeal required — Conduct of hearing
§ 41.37.140 Judicial review of final decision
§ 41.37.145 Appeal — No bond required
§ 41.37.150 Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits
§ 41.37.155 Benefit calculation — Limitation
§ 41.37.160 Postretirement cost-of-living
§ 41.37.170 Options for payment of retirement allowances — Court-approved property settlement
§ 41.37.180 Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment — Exceptions — Reinstatement
§ 41.37.190 Computation of retirement allowance
§ 41.37.200 Lump sum retirement allowance — Reentry — Reinstatement of service
§ 41.37.210 Retirement eligibility
§ 41.37.220 Employer and member contribution rates
§ 41.37.230 Disability allowance — Actuarial reduction — Total disability in the line of duty — Disposition upon death of recipient
§ 41.37.240 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances
§ 41.37.250 Death benefits
§ 41.37.260 Leaves of absence, military service
§ 41.37.265 Purchase of additional service credit — Costs — Rules
§ 41.37.270 Vested membership
§ 41.37.280 Refund of contributions
§ 41.37.290 Reentry
§ 41.37.295 Purchase of life annuity benefit
§ 41.37.300 Election to transfer public employees’ retirement system service credit — Eligibility — Retroactive to July 1, 2006
§ 41.37.301 Election to transfer public employees’ retirement system service credit — Certain employees providing nursing care
§ 41.37.305 Public safety telecommunicators — Transfer from public employees’ retirement system — Election period
§ 41.37.900 Benefits not contractual right until July 1, 2006
§ 41.37.901 Effective date — 2004 c 242
§ 41.37.902 Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 41.37 - Washington public safety employees' retirement system

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