If a person who is a member, former member, contributor, former contributor, retirant, beneficiary, or alternate payee, as defined in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code, is paid any benefit or payment by the school employees retirement system to which the person is not entitled, the benefit shall be repaid to the retirement system by the person. If the person fails to make the repayment, the retirement system shall withhold the amount due from any benefit due the person or the person’s beneficiary under this chapter, or may collect the amount in any other manner provided by law.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3309.70

  • 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
  • Benefit: means a payment, other than a retirement allowance or the annuity paid under section 3309. See Ohio Code 3309.01
  • contributor: includes any person participating in a plan established under section 3309. See Ohio Code 3309.01
  • Member: includes a disability benefit recipient. See Ohio Code 3309.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Retirant: means any former member who retired and is receiving a retirement allowance under section 3309. See Ohio Code 3309.01