1. Any member who has not attained normal retirement eligibility but who has at least five years of credited service may retire with an early retirement annuity on or after attainment of age fifty-seven and by making application in written form and manner approved by the board.

2. The early retirement annuity shall be a certain percent of an annuity provided for in subsection 2 of section 104.1024. The percent shall be one hundred percent reduced by one-half of one percent multiplied by the number of months by which age at early retirement is younger than normal retirement eligibility.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 104.1033

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Annuity: annual payments, made in equal monthly installments, to a retired member from funds provided for in, or authorized by, this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Member: as used in sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Retiree: a member who is not an employee and who is receiving an annuity from a system pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010

3. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of section 104.1027, the early retirement annuity shall be paid for the life of the retiree unless an optional form of payment is elected as provided for in section 104.1027.