Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5-10B-9

• Deferred compensation: means the income and earnings on that income an employee may legally defer for personal income tax purposes pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code until distribution. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2
• Investment product: means any fixed or variable rate annuity, life insurance contract, savings account, certificate of deposit, money market account, bond, mutual fund or any other form of investment not prohibited under the Internal Revenue Code and authorized by the state employer or the public employer for the purpose of receiving funds under a plan. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2
• plan: means a trust whereby the state employer or a public employer agrees with an employee for the voluntary reduction in employee compensation for the payment of benefits by the state employer or the public employer to the employee at a later date pursuant to this article and the federal laws and regulations relating to eligible state deferred compensation plans as described in Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• State employer: means the State of West Virginia, which includes every state board, commission, agency and instrumentality. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2
• trust: means the fund in which deferred amounts and investment income of participating employees are held. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2