§ 104.010 Definitions
§ 104.012 Spouse defined
§ 104.020 System created
§ 104.030 Highway patrol uniformed members and civilian employees to be members of ..
§ 104.035 Deferred normal annuity on termination of employment to be paid to ..
§ 104.040 Members to receive credit for prior service — military service to be ..
§ 104.050 Years of service used in calculating annuity — noncompensated absences for ..
§ 104.060 No payroll deductions — accumulated contributions refunded, when, to whom
§ 104.070 Board to submit estimate of amounts to be contributed by state — included ..
§ 104.080 Member may retire when — waiver of monthly annuity, when
§ 104.081 Highway patrol retirement age
§ 104.090 Normal annuity of retired member — additional allowance to patrolmen, ..
§ 104.100 Early retirement and retirement, service credits required at age fifty-five ..
§ 104.103 Annual benefit increase, when, how computed — limitation — reversion of ..
§ 104.110 Disability benefits, who entitled, how calculated, terminated when — ..
§ 104.120 Accumulated contributions paid as death benefit, when
§ 104.130 Death benefit of retired member
§ 104.140 Death prior to retirement, benefits
§ 104.150 Benefit fund, how held — purpose — deposit, executive director, duties, ..
§ 104.160 Board of trustees, membership — nominations and voting rights of members of ..
§ 104.170 Officers of board of trustees, election, terms, duties — executive ..
§ 104.175 Liability insurance coverage authorized, state highways and transportation ..
§ 104.180 Meetings of board, quorum, compensation of employees of board — service to ..
§ 104.190 Records of board — report — office at Jefferson City — seal — audit of ..
§ 104.200 Board may correct error in amounts paid member, limitation
§ 104.210 Powers of board of trustees
§ 104.220 Actuary, selection, duties
§ 104.230 Legal services to be rendered by whom
§ 104.240 Actions by and against system — process how served — venue of actions ..
§ 104.250 Law creates vested rights — benefits exempt from taxes and executions — ..
§ 104.254 Spouses of deceased retired members appointed as special consultants, when ..
§ 104.255 Certain surviving spouses to become consultants — compensation — not to ..
§ 104.260 Members retiring after October 1, 1984, may be made consultants, when, ..
§ 104.270 Medical and death benefits to be furnished, how — state contribution, ..
§ 104.271 Retirement age, certain employees — “eighty and out”
§ 104.272 Certain members entitled to credit for service regardless of classification
§ 104.312 Pension, annuity, benefit, right, and allowance is marital property — ..
§ 104.320 Retirement system to be body corporate, to be known as Missouri state ..
§ 104.330 State employees to be members — military service, effect
§ 104.332 Certain legal advisors to be made special consultants on problems of ..
§ 104.335 Vesting service — members who are entitled to annuities — requirements, ..
§ 104.339 Creditable prior service, members entitled to
§ 104.340 Creditable prior service and prior service credits — what is included — ..
§ 104.342 Certain teachers employed by state to be members, when — may elect to ..
§ 104.343 Military service, purchase of prior service credit, refund to surviving ..
§ 104.344 Member entitled to purchase prior creditable service for nonfederal ..
§ 104.345 Circuit clerks entitled to prior service credit, when — certain circuit ..
§ 104.347 Member elected as circuit clerk of certain counties entitled to annuity
§ 104.350 Withdrawal from service, when, reentry after withdrawal, how made — ..
§ 104.352 Part-time legislative employees — insurance benefits — vesting service — ..
§ 104.354 Part-time legislative employee retirement benefits — funding
§ 104.370 General assembly members entitled to normal annuity, requirements, ..
§ 104.371 Elective state officers entitled to normal annuity, how computed, exception ..
§ 104.372 General assembly members and elective state officers, survivor’s income ..
§ 104.374 State employee’s normal annuity, computation — noncompensated absences ..
§ 104.378 Survivors as special consultants on board, when, compensation
§ 104.380 Retired members elected to state office, effect of — reemployment of ..
§ 104.395 Options available to members in lieu of normal annuity — spouse as ..
§ 104.400 Normal retirement age — early retirement requirements — annuity, how computed
§ 104.401 Retirement requirements and procedure, annuity or deferred normal annuity, ..
§ 104.403 Certain retirees eligible to apply for medical coverage benefits, amount of ..
§ 104.404 Certain employees eligible for retirement may apply for medical benefits ..
§ 104.410 Disability benefits, who entitled, eligibility — how calculated — ..
§ 104.415 Annual benefit increase, when, how computed — minimum — maximum increase — ..
§ 104.420 Death before retirement, member or disabled member — surviving spouse to ..
§ 104.422 Accumulated contribution as death benefit of member or former member
§ 104.436 Financing pattern for contribution determinations — commissioner of ..
§ 104.438 Benefit funds, pay period certification of amount required — treasurer to ..
§ 104.440 Benefit fund, how held — board’s powers — deposit — bond of executive ..
§ 104.450 Board of trustees, membership of — appointed members and elected members, ..
§ 104.460 Board officer, selection, terms — elected members campaign disclosure ..
§ 104.470 Meeting of board — quorum — meetings not required for decisions of board, ..
§ 104.480 Records of board — financial report — office at Jefferson City — seal — ..
§ 104.490 Correction of errors in amount paid members — falsification of records, ..
§ 104.500 Powers and duties of board — conflict of interest of members or employees ..
§ 104.510 Actuary, selection — duties
§ 104.515 Insurance and disability benefits to be kept in separate accounts — state’s ..
§ 104.516 Conservation department, contributions for insurance for uniformed agents, ..
§ 104.517 Life insurance benefits, employees covered — certain departments and ..
§ 104.518 Disability income benefits, employees covered — certain members of water ..
§ 104.519 Rules established for insurance and disability benefits — selection of ..
§ 104.520 Legal advice, representation — attorney general to provide legal services, when
§ 104.530 Actions by and against system — process, how served — venue
§ 104.540 Law creates vested rights — certain contributions may be withheld from ..
§ 104.550 Consulting firms assisting board, preference to be given Missouri based ..
§ 104.552 Department of health and senior services employee entitled to creditable ..
§ 104.601 Years of service to include unused accumulated sick leave, when — credited ..
§ 104.602 Creditable service not previously credited to members of either system to ..
§ 104.603 Reciprocal transfer of creditable service, when
§ 104.604 Surviving spouse to receive benefits from only one member — right to elect
§ 104.605 Eligible rollover distribution and eligible retirement plan defined — ..
§ 104.606 Purchase of creditable service, required before receipt of retirement annuity
§ 104.608 General assembly member may become consultant if denied credit in system ..
§ 104.610 Special consultants, employment as, when — compensation, how, calculation ..
§ 104.612 Consultants, extra duty, compensation — benefit increases, limitations — ..
§ 104.615 Minimum monthly benefits
§ 104.620 Contribution refund to members — effect on benefits — record retention — ..
§ 104.621 Affirmative action plan for hiring money managers, brokers and investment ..
§ 104.625 Annuities and lump sum payments, when, determination of amount
§ 104.800 Transfers of creditable service to other retirement system — transfer to be ..
§ 104.801 Health benefit coverage mandated by general assembly to be applicable to ..
§ 104.805 Employees transferred to department of transportation (MoDOT) not members ..
§ 104.806 Certain employees transferred to MoDOT, not to become members of MoDOT ..
§ 104.810 Water patrol employees, membership options
§ 104.1003 Definitions
§ 104.1006 Year 2000 plan, citation, applicability of other provisions
§ 104.1009 Membership in year 2000 plan
§ 104.1012 Plans to be managed by appropriate boards
§ 104.1015 Election into year 2000 plan, effect of — comparison of plans provided — ..
§ 104.1018 Vesting of benefits, when — reemployment of member, effect of
§ 104.1021 Credited service determined by board — calculation
§ 104.1024 Retirement, application — annuity payments, how paid, amount — election to ..
§ 104.1027 Options for election of annuity reduction — spouse’s benefits — dissolution ..
§ 104.1030 v2 Death prior to annuity starting date, effect of — surviving spouse’s ..
§ 104.1033 Early retirement annuity, when
§ 104.1036 Deferred annuity, when — annuity starting date election — death of member, ..
§ 104.1039 Reemployment of a retiree, effect on annuity — cost-of-living adjustments
§ 104.1042 Long-term disability, effect on retiree’s annuity
§ 104.1045 Cost-of-living adjustment, amount
§ 104.1048 Waiver of monthly payment or COLA
§ 104.1051 Annuity deemed marital property — division of benefits
§ 104.1054 Benefits are obligations of the state — benefits not subject to execution, ..
§ 104.1057 Year 2000 plan, a qualified plan according to federal law
§ 104.1060 Erroneous amount paid, correction — penalty for falsification — ..
§ 104.1063 Rulemaking authority
§ 104.1066 Actuarial evaluations, methods used — certification of contribution rate, when
§ 104.1069 Trust established, investment of funds
§ 104.1072 Life insurance benefits — medical insurance for certain retirees
§ 104.1075 Disability income benefits
§ 104.1078 Separate accounts established for benefits — contributions by the state — ..
§ 104.1081 Life insurance and disability benefit programs established — board rules
§ 104.1084 Retirement benefits, general assembly members — COLA permitted, when — ..
§ 104.1087 Credited service with multiple plans, payable annuity amount
§ 104.1089 Deferred annuity, when — forfeiture of creditable service and long-term ..
§ 104.1090 Additional credited service, when
§ 104.1091 New employees, normal retirement eligibility — vesting requirements — ..
§ 104.1092 Deferred annuity, one-time election, when — forfeiture of creditable ..
§ 104.1093 Designation of an agent — benefit recipient defined — revocation of agent’s ..
§ 104.1200 v2 Definitions
§ 104.1205 Duties of board
§ 104.1210 No credited service for outside employee or member, when — information ..
§ 104.1215 Outside employee’s election for membership, when

Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees

  • Accumulated contributions: the sum of all deductions for retirement benefit purposes from a member's compensation which shall be credited to the member's individual account and interest allowed thereon. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Active armed warfare: any declared war, or the Korean or Vietnamese Conflict. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Actuarial equivalent: a benefit which, when computed upon the basis of specified actuarial assumptions approved by the board, is equal in value to a certain amount or other benefit. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Actuarial tables: the actuarial tables approved and in use by a board at any given time. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Actuary: the actuary who is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries or who is an enrolled actuary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and who is employed by a board at any given time. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • 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
  • Annuity starting date: the first day of the first month with respect to which an amount is paid as an annuity under sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Average compensation: the average compensation of a member for the thirty-six consecutive months of service prior to retirement when the member's compensation was greatest. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Beneficiary: any persons or entities entitled to or nominated by a member or retiree who may be legally entitled to receive benefits pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Biennial assembly: the completion of no less than two years of creditable service or creditable prior service by a member of the general assembly. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Board of trustees: "board", or "trustees", a board of trustees as established for the applicable system pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Chapter: sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Consumer price index: the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the United States, or its successor index, as approved by a board, as such index is defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, or its successor agency. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Creditable prior service: the service of an employee which was either rendered prior to the establishment of a system, or prior to the date the employee last became a member of a system, and which is recognized in determining the member's eligibility and for the amount of the member's benefits under a system. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Creditable service: the sum of membership service and creditable prior service, to the extent such service is standing to a member's credit as provided in this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Deferred normal annuity: the annuity payable to any former employee who terminated employment as an employee or otherwise withdrew from service with a vested right to a normal annuity, payable at a future date. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Department: any department or agency of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the state of Missouri receiving state appropriations, including allocated funds from the federal government but not including any body corporate or politic unless its employees are eligible for retirement coverage from a system pursuant to this chapter as otherwise provided by law. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Disability benefits: benefits paid to any employee while totally disabled as provided in this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Early retirement age: a member's attainment of fifty-five years of age and the completion of ten or more years of creditable service, except for uniformed members of the water patrol. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • employee: shall include :

    a. See Missouri Laws 104.010

  • Employer: a department of the state. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • 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.
  • Executive director: the executive director employed by a board established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Full biennial assembly: the period of time beginning on the first day the general assembly convenes for a first regular session until the last day of the following year. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Fund: the benefit fund of a system established pursuant to this chapter. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • hereafter: means the time after the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Interest: interest at such rate as shall be determined and prescribed from time to time by a board. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Member: as used in sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Membership service: the service after becoming a member that is recognized in determining a member's eligibility for and the amount of a member's benefits under a system. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Military service: all active service performed in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and members of the United States Public Health Service or any women's auxiliary thereof. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Normal annuity: the annuity provided to a member upon retirement at or after the member's normal retirement age. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Normal retirement age: an employee's attainment of sixty-five years of age and the completion of four years of creditable service or the attainment of age sixty-five years of age and the completion of five years of creditable service by a member who has terminated employment and is entitled to a deferred normal annuity or the member's attainment of age sixty and the completion of fifteen years of creditable service, except that normal retirement age for uniformed members of the highway patrol shall be fifty-five years of age and the completion of four years of creditable service and uniformed employees of the water patrol shall be fifty-five years of age and the completion of four years of creditable service or the attainment of age fifty-five and the completion of five years of creditable service by a member of the water patrol who has terminated employment and is entitled to a deferred normal annuity and members of the general assembly shall be fifty-five years of age and the completion of three full biennial assemblies. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Payroll deduction: deductions made from an employee's compensation. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Prior service credit: the service of an employee rendered prior to the date the employee became a member which service is recognized in determining the member's eligibility for benefits from a system but not in determining the amount of the member's benefit. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Reduced annuity: an actuarial equivalent of a normal annuity. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • retirement system: the Missouri department of transportation and highway patrol employees' retirement system, as created by sections 104. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniformed members of the highway patrol: the superintendent, lieutenant colonel, majors, captains, director of radio, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, and patrolmen of the Missouri state highway patrol who normally appear in uniform. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Uniformed members of the water patrol: employees of the Missouri state water patrolMissouri Laws 104.010
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Vesting service: the sum of a member's prior service credit and creditable service which is recognized in determining the member's eligibility for benefits under the system. See Missouri Laws 104.010
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.