§ 41.20.005 Definitions
§ 41.20.010 Board of trustees — Composition
§ 41.20.020 Officers of board — Annual report
§ 41.20.030 Meetings — Disbursements of fund — Quorum
§ 41.20.040 Additional powers of board
§ 41.20.050 Pension on retirement for years of service
§ 41.20.060 Pension on retirement for duty connected disability
§ 41.20.061 Increase in presently payable benefits for service or disability authorized
§ 41.20.065 Pension on retirement for nonduty disability
§ 41.20.070 Certificate of disability
§ 41.20.080 Pension on death before or after retirement
§ 41.20.085 Pension on death before or after retirement — Surviving spouse not formerly covered — “Surviving spouse” defined
§ 41.20.086 Increase in certain presently payable death benefits authorized
§ 41.20.090 Lump sum payment on death before or after retirement
§ 41.20.100 Examination of disability pensioners — Emergency duty
§ 41.20.120 Sick benefits
§ 41.20.130 Fund created
§ 41.20.140 Pension payments monthly — Surplus to general fund
§ 41.20.150 Return of member’s contributions — Option to be classified as vested member
§ 41.20.155 Return of member’s contributions — Applicability
§ 41.20.160 Credit for membership in private organization acquired by city of first class
§ 41.20.170 Transfer of membership
§ 41.20.175 Transfer of service credit from firefighters’ pension system to city’s police pension system
§ 41.20.180 Exemption from taxation and judicial process — Exception — Assignability
§ 41.20.900 Construction — 1959 c 6 — Benefits retroactively authorized
§ 41.20.920 Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 41.20 - Police relief and pensions in first-class cities

  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
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  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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.
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  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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