Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17705-A – Refund of accumulated contributions
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1. Conditions for refund. If the service of any member has terminated, except by death or by retirement under this Part, the member must be paid the amount of the member’s accumulated contributions under the following conditions:
A. The member must have properly applied for a refund of accumulated contributions; [PL 2007, c. 137, §11 (NEW).]
B. Payment must be made after termination of service and not less than 22 days nor more than 60 days after receipt of the application and receipt of the last payroll upon which the name of the member appears; [PL 2007, c. 137, §11 (NEW).]
C. An application for refund is void if the member filing the application returns to membership in any retirement program administered by the retirement system before issuance of the payment; [PL 2007, c. 491, §112 (AMD).]
D. Except when inclusion of a portion of employer contributions is required by paragraph E, only accumulated contributions made by the member or picked up by the employer may be refunded to that member under this subsection; and [PL 2007, c. 137, §11 (NEW).]
E. The amount of the refund of accumulated contributions related to a member’s compensation for service rendered as a part-time, seasonal or temporary employee after December 31, 1991 must be at least equal to 7.5% of the member’s compensation for that service plus interest as provided by section 17156. [PL 2007, c. 137, §11 (NEW).]
[PL 2011, c. 449, §7 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2007, c. 137, §11 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 491, §112 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 449, §7 (AMD).
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17705-A
- accumulated contributions: includes as much of the employer's contribution in the Retirement Allowance Fund as is needed to reach 7. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
- Employee: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001Member: means any person included in the membership of a retirement program of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 423, subchapter 2, or chapter 425, subchapter 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Retirement system: means the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Service: means service as an employee for which compensation was paid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001