Terms Used In Idaho Code 59-1344

  • Early retirement: means retirement by a member prior to age sixty (60) years for police officer members or age sixty-five (65) years for general members. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Early retirement allowance: means the periodic payment becoming payable to a member who meets all applicable eligibility requirements for early retirement. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Employee: means :
Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Member: means an active member, inactive member or a retired member. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Retirement: means the acceptance of a retirement allowance under this chapter upon termination of employment and, unless otherwise provided by law, requires a termination of employment from an employer participating in PERSI, the judges retirement fund, the firefighters retirement fund or the optional retirement plan. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Service: means being shown on an employer’s payroll as an employee receiving a salary. See Idaho Code 59-1302
  • Service retirement: means retirement by a member at or after age sixty (60) years for police officer members or at or after age sixty-five (65) years for general members. See Idaho Code 59-1302
    • A service retirement allowance or early retirement allowance shall become payable to a member on the first of the month following his ceasing to be an employee while eligible for service retirement or early retirement and on the first of each month thereafter to and including the first of the month of the member’s death.