§ 16-1001 Act, how cited; applicability
§ 16-1002 Terms, defined
§ 16-1003 Police officer;prior service; how treated
§ 16-1004 Police OfficersRetirement System Fund; administration; system funding; separate investment accounts
§ 16-1005 Contributionby police officer; amount; city; pick up officers’ contributions; voluntarycontributions
§ 16-1006 Contributionsby city; amount; how credited; interest; when
§ 16-1007 Retiring officer;annuity options; how determined; lump-sum payment option
§ 16-1008 Retirement options; retirement date
§ 16-1009 Police officer;death other than in the line of duty; pension benefit payable
§ 16-1010 Police officer;death in the line of duty; beneficiaries; retirement benefits
§ 16-1011 Police officer;disability in the line of duty; benefit; requirements
§ 16-1012 Police officer;temporary disability; workers’ compensation benefits; how treated
§ 16-1013 Police officer;termination of employment; benefits; how treated; vesting schedule
§ 16-1014 Retirement committee; established; city council; responsibilities
§ 16-1015 Retirement committee; members; terms; vacancy
§ 16-1016 Retirementsystem funds; contracts for investments
§ 16-1017 Retirement committee; duties
§ 16-1018 Termination of employment; transfer of benefits; when
§ 16-1019 Exemption from legal process; administration; requirements; retirement committee; powers and duties; review of adjustment; tax levy authorized

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes > Police Officers Retirement Act

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • 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
  • Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Domestic: when applied to corporations shall mean all those created by authority of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreign: when applied to corporations shall include all those created by authority other than that of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • 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.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801